Eligibility Requirements for US or Canadian Graduates

·        MD Degree from an accredited medical school in the United States or Canada;

·        2 years of post graduate medical training accredited by the United States Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), or the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) – unless you graduated from medical school prior to July 28, 1985 then only one year is required; and

·        successful completion of a national licensure examination: National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), Federation of State Medical Boards Examination (FLEX), United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), or the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC).

Eligibility Requirements for Foreign Medical Graduates

·        MD Degree or equivalent (MBBS, etc);

·        2 years of post graduate medical training accredited by the United States Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), or the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) – unless you graduated from medical school prior to July 28, 1985 then only one year is required;

·        successful completion of a national licensure examination: National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), Federation of State Medical Boards Examination (FLEX), United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), or the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC); and

·        a standard certificate designated “valid indefinitely” from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) – in place of the ECFMG certification, successful completion of a Fifth Pathway Program or licensure prior to 1958 in the United States.