Licensure in Family Medicine

[DANBY]

Hi,

I was just wondering about the possibility of applying for licensure after doing GME in another country other than the US and Canada? Has anyone been in this situation before? Is it even possible? How does it work?

Thanks!

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[Splenda88]

You might want to check this thread...

UK mrcgp to US - help

posting for a friend who is interested in moving to the US. Med school complete in the U.K. in 2010 and now working as a family physician in the U.K. for the past few years, having gained the MRCGP qualification. What would be the route to getting licensed in the US. They do also have a...

forums.studentdoctor.net

I remember there was a thread in which someone posted a detailed review how he was able to get medical license in Maine w/o residency. I remember that he said that ONLY applies for people who graduated from Ireland, Australia or England. It seems like the state of Oklahoma might have a similar provision for foreign physicians who graduated from the British system.

I just cant find that thread

https://www.okmedicalboard.org/download/672/MD+Application+Instructions+revised+03-2020.pdf

https://www.maine.gov/md/sites/maine.gov.md/files/inline-files/requirements2017.pdf

 

[galactus]

It's possible if you are boarded as a GP in Australia, New Zealand, UK, and FP in Canada.
From there you are eligible to sit for the ABFM boards.

I am Currently Certified in a Country Outside the United States | ABFM | American Board of Family Medicine

If you have received training and certification in Australia, Canada, Great Britain or New Zealand you may be eligible to receive initial board certification through ABFM if:

www.theabfm.org

Outside of that, you have to do a FM residency in the US.

 

[DANBY]

Thanks guys! What about other countries like South Africa, Switzerland, Singapore, Malaysia?

 

[Keona]

Thanks guys! What about other countries like South Africa, Switzerland, Singapore, Malaysia?

No. They don’t have a reciprocity agreement.

5. I was Trained Outside the United States and Not in One of the Countries that has a Reciprocity Agreement with ABFM. How Can I Gain Certification?

If your training and certification was in a country that does not hold a reciprocity agreement with the ABFM, you must complete the same requirements that United States trained residents complete for initial certification eligibility. This includes completion of a 36-month, ACGME-accredited family medicine residency training program and meeting the requirements of the Resident Certification Entry Process.

 

[Splenda88]

Your best bet is to take the steps and try to get into FM residency...