Electronic Verification of Medical Education Credentials . Rob Seaner & Kara Corrado May 3, 2012 3:20 pm Eastern Time

The Plan Introduction Paper process for verification of medical education credentials Electronic process for verification of medical education credentials Demo – using ECFMG Medical School Web Portal (EMSWP) to verify credentials Questions

About ECFMG The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) was founded in 1956 as a private, nonprofit organization with a primary goal to certify the readiness of international medical graduates for entry into graduate medical education and health care systems in the United States through an evaluation of their qualifications and credentials. The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates was founded in 1956 as a private, nonprofit organization and was established to: provide information to and answer inquiries of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) planning to come to the United States for Graduate Medical Education; evaluate IMGs’ credentials, knowledge of medicine, and command of English; and certify that IMGs have met certain medical education and examination requirements.

About ECFMG Services offered by ECFMG ECFMG Certification Certification Verification Service (CVS) ERAS Support Services at ECFMG Exchange Visitor Sponsorship Program (J-1 visa) ECFMG International Credentials Services (EICS) Acculturation Program We provide certification as to the readiness of IMGs to enter Graduate Medical Education in the United States We provide confirmation to third-parties as to the certification status of ECFMG candidates We are the international dean for the Electronic Residency Application Service We provide J-1 visa sponsorship We primary source verify medical education credentials for applicants, regulatory authorities and other external clients

The Paper Process Graduate/Medical School sends diploma to ECFMG ECFMG sends “Verification of Medical Education” Form to medical school by mail or courier (photo, release and diploma) Medical school completes form Certifies diploma Attaches transcript Medical School returns verification and documents to ECFMG by mail or courier Talk about the paper process being lengthy due to the lack of international mailing standards.

The Electronic Process ECFMG uploads the request to the ECFMG Medical School Web Portal (EMSWP) Medical School processes the request in EMSWP Views photo & release Certifies diploma Completes questions about medical education Uploads transcript Medical School submits the verification to ECFMG through EMSWP

The Demonstration Now we will walk you through the EMSWP application. We will demonstrate: robseaner credentials Multi-phase authentication model Ability to view the photo and applicant release Ability to view and certify a medical diploma Ability to view a dynamically created verification form for the diploma Ability to capture medical education data from the medical school Ability to view a dynamically created verification form for ECFMG Ability to upload a medical school transcript Ability to view and certify the uploaded medical school transcript Ability to view a dynamically created verification form for the transcript Ability to view a summary of what is to be submitted Ability to view the completed packet prior to submitting to ECFMG - - DO NOT SUBMIT THE PACKED OR YOU ARE FIRED!

The Team Rick Savarese, B.S., M.S. – Sr. Director of Information Technology rsavarese@ecfmg.org Rob Seaner, MCSD – Business Applications Delivery Manager rseaner@ecfmg.org Kara Corrado, J.D. – Manager, Operations Program Development kcorrado@ecfmg.org Marc MacDonald, B.S. – Sr. Application Developer mmacdonald@ecfmg.org Alex Koz, MCPD – Application Developer akoz@ecfmg.org