Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

Certification Verification Service (CVS) Overview

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ECFMG's Certification Verification Service (CVS) provides prompt, primary-source confirmation of the ECFMG certification status of international medical graduates (IMGs).

CVS reports received directly from ECFMG meet primary-source verification requirements for graduation from international medical schools.

Recognized by The Joint Commission as a designated equivalent source for verification of a physician’s graduation from a foreign medical school.
Recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as an acceptable verification source for international medical school graduation for physicians licensed in the United States after 1986.

Requesting a CVS Report

Requests for an IMG’s certification status can be made by the following entities:

Medical licensing authorities,
State medical boards,
Residency/fellowship programs,
Hospitals, or
Other organizations that, in the judgment of ECFMG, have a legitimate interest in such information.

Special Note: IMGs can request status reports be sent to medical licensing authorities/state medical boards. IMGs cannot request CVS reports be sent to non-licensing entities.

For complete information on submitting CVS requests, select the appropriate link below.