Year: 2017
Resolution Number: 82
Action Taken: Disapproved
Status: Complete
Author(s): Ved Gossain, MD
Sponsor: Ved Gossain, MD
On behalf of: International Medical Graduate Section
Committee: E (Science and Education Affairs)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask our AMA to work with other stakeholders including the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and Association of American Medical Colleges to explore the feasibility of instituting a rigorous competency based examination for International Medical Graduates who have successfully completed residency programs in their own countries to qualify for unrestricted medical licenses without being required to complete additional residency training in the US.
RESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask our AMA to work with other stakeholders including the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and Association of American Medical Colleges to explore the feasibility of instituting a rigorous competency based examination for International Medical Graduates who have successfully completed residency programs in their own countries to qualify for unrestricted medical licenses without being required to complete additional residency training in the US.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Competency Examinations for International Medical Graduates
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