The International Medical Graduate's Guide to US Medicine and Residency Training
By Patrick C. Alguire, MD, FACP; Gerald P. Whelan, MD, FACEP and Vijay Rajput, MD, FACP
The book may be purchased online from the American College of Physicians.
Appendix B: Internet Web Sites
Listed below are Web site addresses (URLs) for organizations and sites that may provide useful information relevant to the material in the chapters under which they are listed. Within the chapters are more specific URLs, but the same material can be reached by searching the Web sites below. In addition, most material can be found by using standard search engines such as www.google.com.
Chapter 1
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
www.acgme.org
Osteopathic Physicians
www.do-online.org
Chapter 2
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)
www.ecfmg.org
Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education (FAIMER) (contains International Medical Education Directory [IMED])
www.faimer.org
U.S. Medical Licensing Examination
www.usmle.org
Educational Testing Service
www.ets.org
National Board of Medical Examiners
www.nbme.org
American College of Physicians
www.acponline.org
Federation of State Medical Boards
www.fsmb.org
American Medical Association
www.ama-assn.org
Chapter 3
Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)
www.mba.com/mba
Association of American Medical Colleges
www.aamc.org (search MSPE guide)
American Academy of Family Practice
www.aafp.org (search Letters of Reference)
Electronic Residency Application Service
www.aamc.org/eras
ERAS Support at ECFMG
www.ecfmg.org/eras
eras-support@ecfmg.org (e-mail)
National Resident Matching Program
www.nrmp.org
San Francisco Match
www.sfmatch.org
Chapter 4
Department of State (search Visas, Waivers)
travel.state.gov
Embassies, Consulates, and Diplomatic Missions
usembassy.state.gov.
Exchange Visitor Program
exchanges.state.gov/education/jexchanges/
ECFMG Exchange Visitor Program
www.ecfmg.org/evsp
Citizenship and Immigration Services
www.uscis.gov
Department of Homeland Security
www.dhs.gov/dhspublic
Chapter 5
Virtual Mentor (AMA)
www.virtualmentor.org
Calgary — Cambridge Guide to the Medical Interview — Communication Process
http://www.gp-training.net/training/communication_skills/calgary/calgary.pdf
Educational Testing Service
www.ets.org
English for International Opportunity
www.ielts.org
Chapter 6
ECFMG Acculturation Program
www.ecfmg.org/acculturation
Chapter 7
American College of Physicians ? Health Tips
foundation.acponline.org/hl/htips.htm
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
www.acgme.org
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
www.ihi.org
Chapter 8
National Library of Medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov
PubMed
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/
The Cochrane Collaboration
www.cochrane.org
EMBase
www.embase.com
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov/
American Academy of Family Practice
www.aafp.org/online/en/home/residents.html
American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org/sections/ypn/r/
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
www.abms.org
Plagiarism
www.plagiarism.org
www.tunitin.com
Research Integrity
ori.dhhs.gov/br
www.cgsnet.org
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
www.cms.hhs.gov
Department of Veterans Affairs
www.va.gov
Chapter 9
American Board of Internal Medicine
www.abim.org
Federation of State Medical Boards
www.fsmb.org
National Practitioner Data Bank
www.npdb-hipdb.com
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
www.cms.hhs.gov
Drug Enforcement Administration — Diversion Control
www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov
Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.gov
American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
www.abms.org
Chapter 10
Social Security Administration
www.socialsecurity.gov
Citizen and Immigration Services
www.uscis.gov
ECFMG Acculturation Program
www.ecfmg.org/acculturation
| The information included herein should never be used as a substitute for clinical judgment and does not represent an official position of ACP. |