johaln
09-23-2007, 10:40 PM
Upon request to Federation of State Medical Boards regarding ASUM's status the following reply was received:-
All ASUM graduates are eligible to practice medicine in the United States but must have the following:-
[(j)] (l) [Any applicant having] An applicant, who has graduated from a medical school on or after July 1, 2003 and has received a medical degree from a medical school which is not eligible for and not accredited by the [Liaison Committee on Medical Education] LCME or the [American Osteopathic Association] AOA [on or after July 1, 1985] shall [also demonstrate successful completion of a three-year post-graduate training program accredited by the American Council on Graduate Medical Education, the American Osteopathic Association, or any other equivalent group or agency recognized by the Board of Medical Examiners.] demonstrate to the Board, through the submission of documentation, that after receiving a medical degree the applicant has completed and received academic credit for at least two years for post-graduate training in a program accredited by the ACGME, the AOA. or any other equivalent group or agency which the Board, upon review, has determined has comparable standards, and has a signed contract for a third year of post-graduate training in a program accredited by the ACGME, the AOA or any other equivalent group or agency which the Board, upon review has determined has comparable standards. At least two of the three years of post-graduate training shall be:
1. In the same field; or
2. In different fields, if when considered together, the post-graduate training fields would be credited toward the criteria for certification by a single specialty board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the AOA or any other equivalent group or agency which the Board, upon review, has determined has comparable standards.
So, those of you going to ASUM, make sure your do your residency at any of the following medical center/schools in US, listed here:- ACGME Accredited Program and Institutional Listing - Public Access (http://www.acgme.org/adspublic/default.asp)
AND YES, ASUM GRADUATES ARE ELIGIBLE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE ANYWHERE IN US & ITS TERRITORIES STATING THAT THEY MEET THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS AND YES IT INCLUDES CALIFORNIA.
All ASUM graduates are eligible to practice medicine in the United States but must have the following:-
[(j)] (l) [Any applicant having] An applicant, who has graduated from a medical school on or after July 1, 2003 and has received a medical degree from a medical school which is not eligible for and not accredited by the [Liaison Committee on Medical Education] LCME or the [American Osteopathic Association] AOA [on or after July 1, 1985] shall [also demonstrate successful completion of a three-year post-graduate training program accredited by the American Council on Graduate Medical Education, the American Osteopathic Association, or any other equivalent group or agency recognized by the Board of Medical Examiners.] demonstrate to the Board, through the submission of documentation, that after receiving a medical degree the applicant has completed and received academic credit for at least two years for post-graduate training in a program accredited by the ACGME, the AOA. or any other equivalent group or agency which the Board, upon review, has determined has comparable standards, and has a signed contract for a third year of post-graduate training in a program accredited by the ACGME, the AOA or any other equivalent group or agency which the Board, upon review has determined has comparable standards. At least two of the three years of post-graduate training shall be:
1. In the same field; or
2. In different fields, if when considered together, the post-graduate training fields would be credited toward the criteria for certification by a single specialty board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the AOA or any other equivalent group or agency which the Board, upon review, has determined has comparable standards.
So, those of you going to ASUM, make sure your do your residency at any of the following medical center/schools in US, listed here:- ACGME Accredited Program and Institutional Listing - Public Access (http://www.acgme.org/adspublic/default.asp)
AND YES, ASUM GRADUATES ARE ELIGIBLE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE ANYWHERE IN US & ITS TERRITORIES STATING THAT THEY MEET THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS AND YES IT INCLUDES CALIFORNIA.