Foreign Medical Graduates

facilitating international students who wish to practice medicine

Advancing the health and well-being of our local, national, and global communities.

Pre-PA:

International students whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Examination. A minimum score of 550 (or 75 Internet Based Testing) must be achieved for TOEFL, a minimum score of 6.5 is required for IELTS.

Exceptions include:

U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents.
Students with master’s degrees from U.S. college/universities.
Students with at least 4 full-time undergraduate semesters at a U.S. school.

Transcripts:

International transcripts (exception: English-speaking Canadian) are not accepted by CASPA. CASPA requires a translated version of any foreign transcript.
FMG’s and graduates from foreign institutions must use the WES evaluation service. Please visit WES for further assistance.

Want to make a difference?

There is a continuing shortage of primary care physicians in our region, creating an urgent need for more family practitioners, general internists, pediatricians, and obstetricians/gynecologists. The shortage of African-American and Hispanic/Latinx primary care physicians, as well as primary care physicians in inner-city communities, is particularly acute.