FEDERATION CREDENTIALS VERIFICATION SERVICE (FCVS)

Information For Physicians - Closed Residency Program Records
The Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States has been a recognized leader in the retention of physician data since 1912. As postgraduate resident training programs close, the Federation offers to permanently store the records for the primary source and permanently store the records for residents having attended the program. This ensures availability of the resident's records for future purposes of state licensure and hospital/health care privileges. The Federation has consulted with JCAHO, NCQA, URAC and state medical boards and has determined that verification of a physician's credentials by the Federation on behalf of a closed program does meet the primary source verification requirements of each of these organizations.

Visit this page to see a list of resident training programs that have submitted records to the Federation. You may also contact a customer service agent at 1-888-ASK-FCVS.

What information is available for a resident?
Information that is available for a resident is that information which is pertinent to the credentialing verification needs of organizations such as: physician name, program name, dates of attendance, medical school affiliation, rotations, training level, training year, department, program director name and whether or not the training was successfully completed.

How to request records from the Federation?
Download and complete the Physician Authorization form. Then either:

• Email the form to: Modonnell@fsmb.org
• Fax the form to 817-868-4150
• Mail the form to: Federation of State Medical Boards, Attn: Federation Credentials Verification Service, 400 Fuller Wiser Road, Suite 300, Euless, TX 76039