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Special Consideration Pathway Pilot Program for International Medical Graduates Who Meet ACGME’s Exceptionally Qualified Candidate Criteria
The ABIM Council—which comprises the chairs of the individual specialty boards and advisory committees, as well as public and patient members—is exploring the idea of pursuing a pilot program to create a pathway to initial certification and MOC for international medical graduates (IMGs) who have completed their internal medicine training in another country and then completed accredited fellowship training in the U.S. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has established criteria for exceptionally qualified internationally trained residents to enter accredited fellowship programs and continue if they are successfully assessed on the core competencies of ACGME and the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Physicians with that training background are currently ineligible for certification/MOC because their residency training is not ACGME-accredited.
What would something like this mean for US graduates? Likely more fellowship positions, more IM doctors, and therefore lower salaries. Imagine doing 4 years of undergrad, 4 years of med school, 3 years of residency, and 3 years of fellowship only to make 100k and not be able to pay off loans because the market is so saturated. Seems likely that this would lead to a dramatic expansion of heme onc fellowship positions. It also seems likely that this is coming to all specialties
The ABIM Council—which comprises the chairs of the individual specialty boards and advisory committees, as well as public and patient members—is exploring the idea of pursuing a pilot program to create a pathway to initial certification and MOC for international medical graduates (IMGs) who have completed their internal medicine training in another country and then completed accredited fellowship training in the U.S. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has established criteria for exceptionally qualified internationally trained residents to enter accredited fellowship programs and continue if they are successfully assessed on the core competencies of ACGME and the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Physicians with that training background are currently ineligible for certification/MOC because their residency training is not ACGME-accredited.
What would something like this mean for US graduates? Likely more fellowship positions, more IM doctors, and therefore lower salaries. Imagine doing 4 years of undergrad, 4 years of med school, 3 years of residency, and 3 years of fellowship only to make 100k and not be able to pay off loans because the market is so saturated. Seems likely that this would lead to a dramatic expansion of heme onc fellowship positions. It also seems likely that this is coming to all specialties
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