REFERENCE GUIDE FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDENTIALS

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Effective February 1, 2004, there will be an additional medical education credential requirement for a medical school graduate to receive a Standard ECFMG Certificate. In addition to submitting the final medical diploma, medical school graduates will be required to submit a copy of their final medical school transcript. Refer to Medical Education Credentials in the ECFMG Information Booklet.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

The information in this reference guide, although based upon the most current information available at the time of publication, is subject to change.

Graduates licensed only in stomatology, ayurvedic or homeopathic medicine, or those awarded only the diploma of Physician-Epidemiologist-Hygienist, Physician-Biochemist, Physician-Cyberneticist, Physician-Biophysicist, Licensed Medical Practitioner, or Assistant Medical Practitioner are not eligible for admission to the exams or for ECFMG Certification.

COUNTRY OF MEDICAL SCHOOL	REQUIRED CREDENTIALS
Afghanistan	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Albania	Mjek I Pergjithshem Diploma *
Algeria	Docteur en Medicine Diploma *
Angola	Doctor em Medicina Diploma *
Antigua and Barbuda	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Argentina	Medico diploma *
Armenia	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Australia	MBBS diploma *
Austria	Medicinae Universalis Doctor diploma *
Azerbaijan	Physician diploma *
Bahrain	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Bangladesh	MBBS diploma *
Barbados	MBBS diploma *
Belarus	Kvalifikacija (Physician) diploma *
Belgium	Arts (Physician) or Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Belize	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Benin	Docteur en Medecine diploma *
Bolivia	Medico Cirujano diploma *
Bonaire	See "Netherlands Antilles"
Bosnia-Herzegovina	Lekar or Zdravnik diploma *
Brazil	Medico diploma *
Bulgaria	Master's / Physician diploma *
Burkina Faso	Doctorat d'Etat en Medecine diploma *
Burundi	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Cambodia	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Cameroon	Docteur en Medecine diploma *
Cayman Islands	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Central African Republic	Docteur en Medecine diploma *
Chad	Doctorat en Medecine diploma *
Chile	Medico Cirujano diploma *
China	Bachelor of Medicine in Medicine Degree Certificate *
Colombia	Medico or Medico Cirujano diploma *
Congo	Docteur en Medecine diploma *
Cook Islands	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Costa Rica	Medico Cirujano diploma *
Croatia	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Cuba	Doctor en Medicina diploma *
Curacao	See "Netherlands Antilles"
Czech Republic	Medicinae Universae Doctor diploma *
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Docteur en Medecine diploma *
Denmark	Candidatus Medicinae diploma *
Dominica	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Dominican Republic	Doctor en Medicina diploma *
Ecuador	Doctor en Medicina y Cirugia diploma *
Egypt	MB ChB diploma *
El Salvador	Doctor en Medicina diploma *
Estonia	Doctor Medicinae diploma *
Ethiopia	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Fiji	MBBS diploma *
Finland	Licenciate in Medicine diploma *
France	Docteur en Medecine diploma *
Gabon	Doctorat d'Etat en Medecine diploma *
Georgia	Physician diploma *
Germany	Dritter Abschnitt certificate *
Ghana	Doctor of Medicine or MB, ChB diploma *
Greece	Ptychion Iatrikes diploma *
Grenada	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Guatemala	Titulo de Medico Cirujano diploma *
Guinea	Docteur en Medecine diploma *
Guinea-Bissau	Doctor en Medicina diploma *
Guyana	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Haiti	Docteur en Medecine diploma *
Honduras	Doctor en Medicina y Cirugia diploma *
Hong Kong	MBBS diploma *
Hungary	Orvosdoktor or MD diploma *
Iceland	Candidatus Medicinae et Chirugiae diploma *
India	MBBS diploma *
Indonesia	Doktor diploma *
Iran	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Iraq	MB, ChB diploma *
Ireland	MB BCh BAO diploma *
Israel	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Italy	Laurea in Medicina e Chirugia diploma *
Ivory Coast	Doctorat d'Etat en Medecine diploma *
Jamaica	MBBS diploma *
Japan	Igakushi or MB diploma *
Jordan	MBBS diploma *
Kazakhstan	Physician diploma *
Kenya	MB ChB diploma *
Kuwait	MBBS diploma *
Kyrgyzstan	Physician diploma *
Laos	Docteur en Medecine diploma *
Latvia	Physician diploma *
Lebanon	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Liberia	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Libya	MB BCh diploma *
Lithuania	Physician diploma *
Macedonia	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Madagascar	Docteur en Medecine diploma *
Malawi	MBBS diploma *
Malaysia	Doktor Perubatan diploma *
Mali	Docteur en Medecine diploma *
Malta	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Mauritius	MBBS diploma *
Mexico	Titulo de Medico Cirujano diploma *
Micronesia	Doctor of Medicine Diploma *
Moldova	Doctor of Medicine Diploma *
Mongolia	Physician diploma *
Morocco	Docteur en Medecine diploma *
Mozambique	Licenciatura em Medicina diploma *
Myanmar	MBBS diploma *
Nepal	MBBS diploma *
Netherlands	Arts diploma *
Netherlands Antilles	Doctor of Medicine Diploma *
New Zealand	MB ChB diploma *
Nicaragua	Doctor en Medicina y Cirugia diploma *
Niger	Docteur en Medecine diploma *
Nigeria	MBBS diploma *
North Korea	Doctor diploma *
Norway	Candidatus Medicinae diploma *
Oman	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Pakistan	MBBS diploma *
Panama	Doctor en Medicina diploma *
Papua New Guinea	MBBS diploma *
Paraguay	Doctor en Medicina y Cirugia diploma *
Peru	Titulo de Medico Cirujano diploma *
Philippines	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Poland	Lekarz diploma *
Portugal	Licenciatura em Medicina diploma *
Romania	Doctor-Medic diploma *
Russia	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Rwanda	Docteur en Medecine diploma *
Saba	See "Netherlands Antilles"
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Saint Lucia	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Saint Maarten	See "Netherlands Antilles"
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Samoa	Doctor of Medicine diploma or MBBS diploma *
Saudi Arabia	MBBS diploma *
Senegal	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Serbia	Lekar or Zdravnik diploma *
Seychelles	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Sierra Leone	MBBS diploma *
Singapore	MBBS diploma *
Sint Eustatius	See "Netherlands Antilles"
Slovak Republic	Medicinae Universae Doctor diploma *
Slovenia	Lekar or Zdravnik diploma *
Somalia	Laurea en Medicina e Chirugia diploma *
South Africa	MB ChB diploma *
South Korea	Hak Sa diploma *
Spain	Licenciado en Medicina y Cirugia diploma *
Sri Lanka	MBBS diploma *
Sudan	MB, BS diploma *
Suriname	Arts diploma *
Sweden	Lakarexamen diploma *
Switzerland	Diplome Federal diploma *
Syria	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Taiwan	Bachelor of Medicine diploma *
Tajikistan	Physician diploma *
Tanzania	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Thailand	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Togo	Docteur en Medecine diploma *
Trinidad and Tobago	MBBS diploma *
Tunisia	Docteur en Medecine diploma *
Turkey	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Turkmenistan	Physician diploma *
Uganda	Doctor of Medicine or MB ChB diploma *
Ukraine	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
United Arab Emirates	MBBS diploma *
United Kingdom	MB ChB or MB ChB BAO diploma *
Uruguay	Doctor en Medicina diploma *
Uzbekistan	General Practitioner diploma *
Venezuela	Medico Cirujano diploma *
Viet Nam	Doctor of Medicine diploma *
Yemen	MB ChB diploma *
Zambia	MB ChB diploma *
Zimbabwe	MB ChB diploma *

* Effective February 1, 2004, ECFMG will require that graduates applying for ECFMG Certification also submit the final medical school transcript. (See Medical Education Credentials in the ECFMG Information Booklet)

[Last update: 14 August 2003]

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