Hey Medic,
Yeah, accepting FCVS for board scores and ECFMG cert does not help any. It's cheaper and faster to request them directly from FSMB and ECFMG. CMB did not accept FCVS for ANYTHING when I applied.
As for L-6 forms... I probably wouldn't get Bay Shore involved in collecting them for you. That's just one more "middle person" for things to go wrong. What you can do is print the form from the CMB website, make as many blank copies as you need, fill out the top portion yourself (your name, place of rotation, dates of rotation...) and mail them to each place you've rotated with a self-stamped return envolope for them to be sent back to you. Then just sit back and wait for them to come back one by one... kind of like collecting baseball cards 8) Look at the form... you will see that the top portion is perfectly OK for you to fill out. Bottom portion, where hospital signitures/seals need to be are the only ones hospitals need to do themselves. Like I said, collect them yourselves, and once you have them all, send them in together along with your application to CMB. This way, they can't say "Oh, we didn't get one from XYZ hospital."
As for FP rotation. Having Bay Shore "helping" you probably will not work. Your transcript must match your L-6 forms. So, unless the hospital has an FP residency program and is willing to call one of your rotations "FP elective" on the L-6 to match your transcript, it does not help. And yes, CMB hand matches your L-6 to your transcript. One of my classmates did a "Radiology elective" at Highland Hospital in Oakland. Highland does NOT have a radiology residency program, so the HOSPITAL called Radiology elective "Medicine elective." Well, Bay Shore called it "Radiology elective" on the transcript, and CMB caught the discrepency during my classmates application process... it took some back and forth clarification to settle it.
Ways to fulfill FP requirement. I'm pretty sure this requirement can be fulfilled during residency training. But since you did a Pediatric residency, I am assuming you didn't spend any time on FP service during residency (or now fellowship.) I am also going to assume that you are boarded in Pediatrics now.
I am not 100% sure about this, BUT, I was told by someone that board certification can be used to waive the FP requirement... again, I'm NOT 100% sure... in fact, I'm not optimistic about this information... BUT, this is something you can ask CMB directly and see. Also, the FP requirement is relatively new, and base on graduation year, not application year. So, check with CMB to see if you graduated before the requirement. The requirement dates back to mid-late 1990's.
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Also, I am a convicted terrorist. Will I have problems with the fingerpint forms?
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Ha ha ha... Now, since PRK (People's Republic of Kalifornia) is an independent Occupied Territory in the Union, it has it's own set of rules... So as long as you did not harm any Kalifornians, we will forgive you. Just leave all your black rifles at the border. 8)
In all seriousness, CA also allows "Live Scan" for fingerprint requirement if are pressed for time. "Live Scan" sends your fingerprints electronically to the FBI Identification Bureau rather than snailmail. The turn around time is much faster (snailmail return takes 4 to 8 weeks, "Live Scan" return for law enforcement takes a few hours or less, a week or so for civilians). See instruction or call CMB for details on their Live Scan policy... You will probably need CMB law enforcement division's ORI (Originating Agency Identifier -- an unique agency identifier for any law enforcement agencies across the country tied to the NCIC computer teletype system.)... to get your electronic fingerprint return sent to the right place.
good luck,
P