Advisory Commission on Additional Licensing Models
Advisory Commission on Additional Licensing Models Releases Draft
Preliminary Recommendations for Public Comment
Public comment period runs through December 6
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Advisory Commission on Additional Licensing Models has released draft preliminary recommendations for public comment. The recommendations, once finalized, are intended for state medical boards, state legislators, policymakers and interested stakeholders to help inform those jurisdictions interested in developing or modifying additional licensing pathways for physicians who have completed training internationally.
The draft guidance with preliminary recommendations is available for viewing here.
The Advisory Commission encourages interested parties to submit comments about the draft recommendations through December 6, 2024 at the survey link here.
The Advisory Commission compiled the draft preliminary recommendations in response to a growing number of U.S. state and territorial legislatures interested in modifying traditional post-graduate training requirements for medical licensure of physicians who have completed training internationally by eliminating the traditional requirement for completion of ACGME-accredited graduate medical education (GME) in the U.S. The draft preliminary recommendations, outlined in nine specific areas and largely focused on eligibility requirements or considerations for entry into additional licensure pathways for physicians who have completed training internationally, are intended to support alignment of existing and future policies and statutes.
Upon completion of the public comment period, the Advisory Commission will review the feedback and comments received and release its preliminary guidance for formal consideration in early 2025.
Additional recommendations from the Advisory Commission, which will be essential to supplement the initial recommendations being shared today for feedback, are anticipated later in 2025 to address other important areas, such as the criteria or assurances that should be required for a physician to transition from provisional to full and unrestricted licensure.
About the Advisory Commission on Additional Licensing Models
The Advisory Commission on Additional Licensing Models was established in December 2023 by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), Intealth™, and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The Advisory Commission was principally formed to provide guidance about additional pathways for the state licensure of physicians who have completed training and practiced outside of the United States.
About FSMB
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) is a national non-profit organization representing the medical boards within the United States and its territories that license and discipline allopathic and osteopathic physicians and, in some jurisdictions, other health care professionals. The FSMB serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best practices. The FSMB serves the public through Docinfo.org, a free physician search tool which provides background information on the more than 1 million doctors in the United States. To learn more about the FSMB, visit www.fsmb.org.
About Intealth
Intealth is a private, nonprofit organization that brings together the expertise and resources for advancing quality in health care education worldwide in order to improve health care for all. Through strategic integration of its divisions, ECFMG® and FAIMER®, Intealth offers a flexible and multi‐layered portfolio of services. These services enhance and support the education and training of health care professionals, verify their qualifications required to practice, and inform the development of health workforce policies around the world. By leveraging these combined competencies, Intealth powers innovation in areas critical to the health professions. Learn more at www.intealth.org.
About ACGME
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is an independent, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization that sets and monitors voluntary professional educational standards essential in preparing physicians to deliver safe, high-quality medical care to all Americans. Graduate medical education (GME) refers to the period of education in a particular specialty (residency) or subspecialty (fellowship) following medical school; the ACGME oversees the accreditation of residency and fellowship programs in the US.