Rule change would make FCVS mandatory for international medical graduate applicants

At its January meeting, the NC Medical Board approved an administrative rule change that would require all international medical graduates (IMGs) to use the Federation Verification Credentialing Service (FCVS) when applying for an initial, full North Carolina medical license. The FCVS profile would be required as part of the NC Medical Board’s application. The Board tentatively expects the change to be in effect Oct. 1, pending final approval by the NC Rules Review Commission.

Established in 1996 by the Federation of State Medical Boards, FCVS establishes a permanent repository of primary-source verified credentials for physicians and physician assistants, saving duplicate efforts by state medical boards.

FCVS has verified the credentials of more than 120,000 physicians to date. FCVS collects and stores high-quality, primary-source verification of core credentials, including physician identity, medical education, graduate medical education, examination history, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates certification and disciplinary history. Primary-source verification ensures that state medical boards receive information verified directly from the source, eliminating the potential for fraudulent documentation.

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