THE EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES

INTERNATIONAL CREDENTIALS SERVICES

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia requires that physicians seeking
medical licensure/registration who completed their medical education outside Canada submit
copies of certain documents to the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
(ECFMG) International Credentials Services (EICS).
EICS will obtain primary source
verification of the authenticity of these documents from the entity that issued these documents
to you.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia requires that you submit copies of
the following documents to EICS for verification:

Medical school diploma

Medical school transcript
Postgraduate training certificates
Medical licensure/registration certificates in other jurisdictions

Certificates of Conduct/Standing must be forwarded directly from the Regulatory Authority in each
jurisdiction where you have practised to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.
These certificates are not provided to ECFMG-ICS.
Please complete the enclosed EICS Application for Verification of Credentials and send it to
EICS with the required documents, passport-sized photographs and payment of US$150.00.
Instructions for completing the application are included.
You will be notified when EICS has received and processed your completed application,
documentation and fee. EICS will write to the issuing institutions listed on your application to
secure primary source verification of your submitted credentials. EICS will send the institutions
a copy of the document to be verified, an official EICS verification request form and a
photograph signed by you to assist in identification. EICS will request that an authorized
institution official complete and return the verification request form directly to EICS.
After verification of all the required credentials has been obtained, an EICS report will be issued
to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. The EICS report will contain
your name and biographic information and list the medical credentials that have been verified.
Copies of all credentials and completed verification forms are included with the report.
If EICS does not receive verification of all credentials within sixty (60) days of our initial request,
EICS will send a second request for verification of these documents. An EICS Credential
Verification Report will also be issued to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British
Columbia. The Report will include details on the credentials that have been verified and those
still pending verification. EICS will issue individual addendum reports upon subsequent receipt
of pending verifications.
Your EICS application packet consists of the following items:

Instructions for Completing the ECFMG International Credentials Services (EICS)

Application
ECFMG International Credentials Services (EICS) Application
Affidavit and Release
Authorization for Release of Information, Documents and Records
EICS Application Fee Payment Sheet

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION

FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES (ECFMG)
INTERNATIONAL CREDENTIALS SERVICES (EICS) APPLICATION
Please read these instructions carefully before completing the application for verification
of credentials. Please type or print neatly in ink the information requested on the
application. If you fail to submit all required information and documentation, processing
of your application by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
(ECFMG) International Credentials Services (EICS) shall be delayed.
Item 1 "Name
Enter your full name as it appears on your College of Physicians and Surgeons of
British Columbia application.
Your last name (surname) and generational suffix must be on line 1. Your first and
middle name(s) must be on line 2. Your maiden/alternate name(s) must be on line 3.
Item 2 Gender
Check the appropriate box.
Item 3 Date and Place of Birth
Enter your date of birth in the following order: 1) day, 2) month and 3) year. Include the
country where you were born.
Item 4 EICS or USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number
Enter your EICS or USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number, if applicable.
>>If your medical credentials have been previously verified by EICS, it is not
necessary to submit additional copies with your application. You must submit copies of
credentials that were not included with your previous EICS application. Please
remember to check the appropriate boxes on the EICS Application Fee Payment Sheet.
>>If your medical credentials have been previously verified by ECFMG, you must
submit copies of all your medical credentials to EICS. EICS will review the documents
and verification status of your ECFMG file. If your credentials have been previously
verified by ECFMG (for USMLE/ECFMG exams or ECFMG certification) and are
consistent with copies submitted with your application, EICS will accept the ECFMG
verification in lieu of sending new verification requests to your medical school.
Acceptance of ECFMG verification of credentials does not change your EICS
application fee cost.
Item 5 Contact Information
Enter the complete mailing address that EICS will use in communicating with you in
writing. Include your telephone and fax numbers, and email address, if available.
Item 6 Documentation
Include with your application legible and complete original language copies of the
following documents:

Medical School Diploma

Medical School Transcript
Postgraduate Medical Education Certificates
Medical Registration/Licensure Certificates

Photocopy reduce oversized documents to 8 x 11 inches (216 mm x 279 mm)

ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS
Any document not in English must be accompanied by an official word-for-word English
language translation prepared and certified to be correct by a recognized translator or
professional translation service. The translation must identify the translator and include
the signature of the translator and, if appropriate, the official or representative of the
translation service.
VERIFICATION FEES
EICS may receive notification from an institution that a fee is required for completion of
an EICS verification request. Payment of fees is the responsibility of the physician.
EICS will notify you if a fee is required to obtain verification of your credentials.
Item 7 Courier Service"
OPTIONAL
EICS verification requests are sent via airmail and include a pre-paid international reply
business envelope. To arrange for EICS to send your credential verification requests to
their issuing institutions via courier service, check the appropriate boxes and include
your courier service account number.
EICS does not accept credit card information for payment of courier shipment fees.
Confirm with your courier that the destination institution is within its service area.
EICS ships credential verification requests one-way. You will need to contact your
institutions to arrange for courier service shipment back to EICS.
Item 8 Medical School of Graduation
Enter the full name, city, country, and attendance information for the medical school you
graduated from outside of Canada. Include the full title of your degree.
If you attended more than one medical school, photocopy page 2 of the EICS
application and use the photocopied page(s) as an attachment to the EICS application.
Item 9 Postgraduate Medical Education
Enter the full names, addresses and attendance dates for all the institutions where you
completed postgraduate medical education outside of Canada. This includes all
internships, residencies and fellowships taken after graduation from medical school.
Your specialty must be listed and Program box checked.

If you completed postgraduate medical education at more than two institutions,

photocopy page 3 of the EICS application and use the photocopied page(s) as an
attachment to the EICS application.
Item 10 Medical Licensure and Registration
Enter the full names, addresses and licensure/registration dates for all jurisdictions
where you held a license/registration to practice medicine outside of Canada. Include
permanent, limited and other special purpose licenses or registrations. Indicate the
current status of each license/registration. If the license/registration was suspended or
revoked, you must attach a separate sheet of paper and explain the reason.
If you obtained a license/registration to practice medicine in more than two jurisdictions,
photocopy page 4 of the EICS application and use the photocopied page(s) as an
attachment to the EICS application.
Affidavit and Release
Complete the Affidavit and Release by signing your name on the first line, printing your
name on the second line and dating your signature on the third line. Attach one current,
full-face photograph of yourself in the designated box. Have the Affidavit and Release
certified by a notary public, first-class magistrate or consular official. Be sure the official
dates and signs the document and lists his or her official title.
>> Applications submitted without completion of the Affidavit and Release by a
recognized official will be returned unprocessed.
Authorization for Release of Information, Documents and Records
Complete the Authorization by signing your name and dating your signature on the first
line, printing your name on the second line and listing your date of birth on the third line.
Attach one current, full-face photograph of yourself in the designated box and then sign
your name across the front of the photograph.
EICS Application Fee Payment Sheet
The EICS application fee for primary source verification of the medical diploma, medical
school transcript, postgraduate training and medical registration/licensure certificates is
US$150.00. If you have previously submitted an application to EICS for processing, the
application will be US$25. Include your EICS number on the payment sheet.
Include your name, gender and birth date. Indicate whether a money order is enclosed
or if the fee should be charged to a credit card. For a credit card payment, indicate the
type of card (Visa, MasterCard, and Discover), credit card number, expiration date and
the address, name and signature of the cardholder.

MAKE A PHOTOCOPY OF THE COMPLETED EICS APPLICATION FOR YOUR RECORDS

RETURN THE EICS APPLICATION, COPIES OF YOUR MEDICAL CREDENTIALS AND
APPLICATION FEE TO THE ADDRESS BELOW:

Contact Information
Many answers to questions concerning EICS and the EICS application are available
through the EICS website (www.ecfmg.org/eics) or you may contact EICS at:
Email: ecfmgics@ecfmg.org
Postal Address
ECFMG/EICS
P.O. Box 48087
Newark NJ 07101-4887
USA

Phone: (215) 823-2274

Fax: (215) 966-3129

Courier Address
ECFMG/EICS
c/o Image Remit
205 North Center Drive
Commerce Center
North Brunswick NJ 08902
USA