ECFMG


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ECFMG

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Graduate education An organization formed by the Am Hospital Assn, AMA, Am Bd of Medical Specialties, Assn of Am Medical Colleges, etc, to establish standards and evaluate qualifications of foreign medical school graduates. See Foreign medical graduate, International medical graduate.

ECFMG

Abbrev. for Education Council for Foreign Medical Graduates.
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