Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
MyIntealth™ is the new online environment for accessing services offered by Intealth™ and its divisions. A MyIntealth account is required to apply for any of our services. Detailed information on establishing a MyIntealth account and meeting our identity verification requirements is provided on the Online Services Overview page.
Learn moreThe Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPIC℠) offers primary-source verification of medical credentials to physicians and organizations worldwide. In verifying the authenticity of physician credentials related to medical education, training, and registration/licensure, EPIC employs the same world-class, primary-source verification process used by ECFMG to verify credentials for other ECFMG services, including ECFMG Certification, the standard for international physicians entering the U.S. health care system. The EPIC service is delivered through MyIntealth™, a web-based platform that offers users security, convenience, and efficiency.
Primary-source verification or source verification is, by definition, confirming authenticity directly with the source. For a credential (qualification), this means confirming that the credential is authentic directly with the institution that issued the credential. It is a best practice and the best protection against fraudulent credentials. ECFMG employs a rigorous, multi-step primary-source verification process to ensure the integrity and authenticity of physician credentials.
For the world's physicians, EPIC is an innovative way to build a digital career portfolio of the credentials related to their medical education, training, and registration/licensure—a portfolio that can grow with their careers. Physicians can upload credentials to their portfolio, have those credentials primary-source verified by ECFMG, and request reports verifying the authenticity of those credentials for organizations worldwide. Whether pursuing education, training, registration/licensure, employment, research, volunteer, or other opportunities, physicians must demonstrate their qualifications throughout their careers. EPIC is a convenient and secure way to provide their verified credentials to organizations around the world. To learn more, see An Innovation for Physicians Building a Career Portfolio.
If you are pursuing ECFMG Certification and applying for USMLE, you are not required to use EPIC. You will provide your medical education credentials to ECFMG for verification through the ECFMG Certification program.
You are welcome to use EPIC to build a portfolio of your medical credentials, if desired, at any time. Please contact us if you have any questions.
For the organizations worldwide that are responsible for evaluating physician qualifications, EPIC provides the opportunity to incorporate primary-source verification into the evaluation of their applicants’ credentials. ECFMG provides EPIC to organizations such as medical regulatory authorities, hospitals, credential verification organizations, and academic institutions at no cost. By using EPIC, these organizations—regardless of their size, resources, or location—can make primary-source verification a part of their processes for evaluating their physician applicants and furthering their mission of protecting the public. To learn more, see Primary-source Verification Service for Organizations around the World.
Throughout its nearly 70 years of experience in evaluating physician credentials, ECFMG has established relationships with thousands of medical schools, postgraduate training programs, and medical regulatory authorities worldwide. With more than 35 years of experience in primary-source verification of physician credentials, ECFMG is able to offer unparalleled expertise in the medical credentials issued to physicians around the world. ECFMG’s Medical Credentials Reference Library is a one-of-a-kind resource on the world’s medical education credentials that captures ECFMG’s interactions with more than 2,500 medical schools in nearly 180 countries or territories, and contains samples of authentic verified credentials, such as medical diplomas, licenses, certificates of registration, and medical school transcripts, as well as official signatures and institutional seals. ECFMG’s multi-step primary-source verification process is recognized worldwide for its rigorous authentication of physician credentials.
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MyIntealth™ is the new online environment for accessing services offered by Intealth™ and its divisions, ECFMG® and FAIMER®. A MyIntealth account is required to apply for any of our services. Please see the Online Services Overview for detailed information on establishing a MyIntealth account and meeting our identity verification requirements. Once the MyIntealth account is fully established, which means the physician has a valid Intealth Identification Form (IIF) on file and has been assigned a MyIntealth ID, the physician can access services, including EPIC.
To begin using EPIC, the physician must submit a request to establish an EPIC Portfolio. See Using EPIC for more information and instructions.
Once an EPIC Portfolio has been established, the physician is able to upload electronic copies of his/her medical credentials to EPIC. Currently, the types of credentials a physician can upload to EPIC are:
If a physician uploads a credential that is not in English, the physician also must provide an English translation that meets ECFMG’s translation requirements.
For every credential uploaded to EPIC through MyIntealth, ECFMG uses its established process to primary-source verify the credential directly with the issuing institution. The process is not complete until ECFMG receives and accepts verification of these credentials directly from the issuing institution. Once a credential has been verified, it will become part of the physician’s secure EPIC Portfolio.
Through our EPIC service, the physician can request verification reports demonstrating the authenticity of the primary-source verified credentials for organizations worldwide. EPIC Reports include the physician’s name, photo, date of birth, MyIntealth ID (and EPIC ID, if one was previously issued), the physician’s name as it appears on the credential, and information on the institution that issued the credential. Verification reports are accompanied by a copy of the credential and, if the credential is not in English, an English translation of the credential.
EPIC offers organizations the flexibility to choose between two options for secure, electronic access to reports.
If the organization is an EPIC Partner Organization, reports will be delivered through the MyIntealth Entity Portal. Through the portal, the organization’s authorized users can view all reports sent to the organization; sort these reports; and access copies of the reports, credentials, and the verification forms completed by the institutions that verified the credentials.
If the organization is not an EPIC Partner Organization, reports will be delivered through a secure, one-time-use version of the portal. Instructions for obtaining the report will be sent to the e-mail address provided by the physician at the time the report is requested.
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[Last update: August 18, 2025]
