| AAMC |
Association of American Medical Colleges |
| ABMS |
American Board of Medical Specialties |
| ACGME |
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education |
| AMA |
American Medical Association |
| AOA |
American Osteopathic Association |
| CD |
Compact Disc |
| CIN |
Candidate Identification Number |
| CSA |
Clinical Skills Assessment (ECFMG) |
| CVS |
Certification Verification Service |
| ECFMG |
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates |
| ERAS |
Electronic Residency Application Service |
| ETS |
Educational Testing Service |
| EVSP |
Exchange Visitor Sponsorship Program |
| FAIMER® |
Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research |
| FLEX |
Federation Licensing Examination |
| FMGEMS |
Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in the Medical Sciences |
| FSMB |
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. |
| GME |
Graduate Medical Education |
| IMED |
International Medical Education Directory |
| IMG |
International Medical Graduate |
| IWA |
Interactive Web Application |
| JCAHO |
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| LCME |
Liaison Committee on Medical Education |
| NBME |
National Board of Medical Examiners
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| NRMP |
National Resident Matching Program |
| OASIS |
On-line Applicant Status and Information System |
| SP |
Standardized Patient |
| TOEFL |
Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| USMLE |
United States Medical Licensing Examination |
| VQE |
Visa Qualifying Examination |
