really that's very interesting, I didnot completely understood the role of FCVS. I am preparing to file the PA application form today itself...thanks a lot for your information
Sure.
...but still question bothering is since the educational credentials has been verified by ECFMG and provided to State board when we applied for MT License then does the state board still required once again directly from the school (I mean either from the school (or) from FCVS)???
Having been licensed in PA myself, I can answer this question for you. No, the verification was done at the time of getting your MT license by the Pennsylvania Medical Board. Therefore, PA does not require you to re-verify (either via ECFMG or FCVS or whatever) your medical education. They will simply use the information from their own databanks.
I noticed that in the state application form the credentials are accepted by either FCVS (or) directly from my medical school.So In my case since my FCVS status says all completed (I mean ECFMG, USMLE scores...etc..EXCEPT the Medical Education Status: Incomplete) I will mention to accept the FCVS credentialing. you think that makes any faster???
Hard to say....at this point, if FCVS does have your medical credentials on file but just hasn't up-loaded them to their server, it might not be too long. However, their own web site states that "once an FCVS packet is established
(this means complete), FCVS is capable of reproducing a Physician or Physician Assistant Information Profile and forwarding it to the entity of choice within
three to four weeks for physicians..."
I can tell you that they have had my medical education data for at least 8 weeks (and this was verified via an email from them) and it has yet to appear on the status page on-line. Therefore, I wouldn't hold out much hope that your packet will be complete anytime soon, even if they have all the data in hand, and then as noted above, you still have 3-4 weeks before they send out their report to the PA Medical Board.
Getting my MD license from PA did not take long as I recall - they used the educational data they had from my MT verification, with the application on the web site; it wasn't more than a few weeks before the license was issued. So if it were me, I would complete the FCVS process but go ahead and apply for the PA license - you can call them to verify, but I'll bet they'll say that if they have the info from the MT verification, they don't need anymore educational credentialing to issue the MD license.
What is the rush in your case? If you are just starting your final year of residency, it would seem that you have an entire year...assuming you are staying in PA to work after residency. Or do you want the unrestricted license to be able to get a DEA or moonlight?
...so still I have to go thru the whole credentialing process once again thru FCVS...that's really sucks...
Remember that was just a couple of anecdotes I told. This may not be true for everyone, but since I have seen it happen more than once, I remain doubtful that the purpose of FCVS is really being served...unfortunately, some states actually REQUIRE that you use it, but I wouldn't be suprised that if in the future you apply for another state's license, that FCVS botches things up and attempts to re-verify with your foreign medical school, residency, etc. that you did indeed obtain those credentials. They DO verify employment or anything else you've done since the original FCVS application was submitted, but in the stories I was told, they were reverifying education and residency as well, not just professional jobs.
Good luck, we're in this (sinking) ship with FCVS together!
