Medical Education Credentials

Credentials for ECFMG Certification

The credentials required for ECFMG Certification are:

• Final Medical Diploma
• Final Medical School Transcript
• Transcript(s) to Document Transferred Credits, if applicable

All documents that are not in English must be accompanied by an official English translation that meets ECFMG’s translation requirements. See Final Medical Diploma and Transcript, Transcript(s) to Document Transferred Credits, and English Translations for complete information on required items.

If you are a medical school graduate when you submit your Application for ECFMG Certification, your diploma and transcript(s) to document transferred credits (if applicable) must be submitted as part of your application. If you have graduated and met all requirements for your medical diploma but your medical diploma has not yet been issued, a letter completed and signed by an authorized official of your medical school must be submitted as part of your Application for ECFMG Certification. Each medical school has been requested to provide ECFMG with a list of authorized officials. The letter you submit must be completed and signed by an official on this list. The official must provide his/her name, official title, and the institution name. The official must affix the institution’s seal to the letter. The letter also must include the following statement:

This is to confirm that [applicant name] has graduated and completed all requirements to receive the [degree title] degree from [medical school/university name]. The degree will be issued [month and year].

You must then submit a copy of your diploma to ECFMG as soon as the diploma is issued by updating your Application for ECFMG Certification.

If you are a medical school student when you submit your Application for ECFMG Certification, you will be required to submit transcript(s) to document transferred credits (if applicable) as part of your application. You must then submit copies of your medical education credentials as soon as you graduate and receive them by updating your Application for ECFMG Certification.

Additional information and instructions are provided with the Application for ECFMG Certification via MyIntealth.

You can monitor the status of your credentials via MyIntealth. If you have questions or concerns about your credentials, you can contact ECFMG using the contact information for General Inquiries on the Contact Us page of the ECFMG website.