Resources
The official services behind every route — verification bodies, exam boards, English tests, matching services, and immigration portals.
Credential verification
ECFMG / EPIC ↗
US certification for IMGs; EPIC verifies credentials for regulators worldwide (GMC, AMC, and others accept it).
DataFlow Group ↗
Primary source verification used across the Gulf (DHA, DOH, MOHAP, SCFHS, DHP, NHRA). One report is reusable across regulators.
physiciansapply.ca ↗
Canada's single portal for credential source verification, exam registration, and document sharing.
World Directory of Medical Schools ↗
Check your school's listing and its ECFMG / Canada sponsor notes — the eligibility gate for the US and Canada.
FCVS (FSMB) ↗
Verify US licensure credentials once, reuse across state boards.
Exams
USMLE ↗
Steps 1, 2 CK, and 3 — the US licensing exams.
GMC: PLAB / MLA ↗
UK licensing assessment: written AKT worldwide, clinical exam in Manchester.
MCC examinations ↗
MCCQE Part I and the NAC OSCE for Canada.
AMC examinations ↗
CAT MCQ and clinical exam for Australia's Standard Pathway.
Prometric ↗
Delivers Gulf licensing exams (SMLE, DHA, DOH, MOHAP, QCHP/DHP) and USMLE worldwide.
English proficiency
Matching, training, and jobs
NRMP ↗
The US residency Match.
ERAS ↗
The US residency application service; IMGs apply via ECFMG as the designated dean's office.
CaRMS ↗
Canada's residency match, with IMG-designated streams by province.
NHS Jobs ↗
Non-training and training posts across the NHS — the usual first UK job for IMGs.
Kiwi Health Jobs ↗
Te Whatu Ora vacancies — a job offer usually precedes NZ registration.
Regulators and directories
FSMB state board directory ↗
Contact details and licensure pages for every US state and territory board.
FMRAC ↗
Directory of Canada's provincial and territorial medical regulators.
Ahpra ↗
Australia's national registration agency and pathway finder.
MCNZ ↗
New Zealand's medical council with a self-assessment tool for registration pathways.
Immigration
ECFMG EVSP (J-1) ↗
J-1 visa sponsorship for US residency, including waiver information.
UK Health and Care Worker visa ↗
Discounted, fast-tracked UK visa for sponsored doctors.
IRCC ↗
Canadian work permits and Express Entry, including physician-targeted draws.
Immigration New Zealand ↗
Green List straight-to-residence pathway for doctors.