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A charter serves as the official governmental permission for a medical
school and its faculty to teach the art and science of medicine, and
operate in that designated country.
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Xavier University School of Medicine at Aruba (XUSOM at Aruba) is independently chartered by the Government
of Aruba of the Dutch Antilles.
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| International Medical Education Directory (IMED) |
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International Medical Education Directory (IMED) is a division of the
United States of America's Educational Commission for Foreign Medical
Graduates (ECFMG). An international medical school is now required to
be recognized by IMED in order for their student and graduates to apply
and sit for the United States Medical License Examination (USMLE).
Previous to the introduction of IMED, a medical school had to be
recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) for these same
privileges. IMED listing is also a requirement for medical licensure in
certain states, independent of WHO recognition.
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Students and graduates of XUSOM at Aruba are eligible to sit for any
step of the USMLE, in fulfillment of the ECFMG Certification
requirements for a U.S. residency.
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NOTE - the XUSOM at Aruba IMED listing is also recognized by the
Medical Council of Canada (MCC) for certification and eligibility for
medical licensure
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| World Health Organization (WHO) |
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A medical school's recognition and enlistment in the WHO's World
Directory of Medical Schools is still required by certain state medical
boards for medical licensure. This enlistment is no longer required for
an international medical student or graduates participation in the
USMLE.
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XUSOM at Aruba has been approved by the WHO, and will be listed in
the next edition of updates to the WHO's World Directory of Medical
Schools.
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| Licensure and Practice of Medicine |
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| United States |
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Medical residency training is required of all medical doctors in order
to be eligible to apply for medical licensure to practice medicine in
the United States. ECFMG Certification is required of all
international medical graduates to be able to start medical residency
training in the United States.
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The ECFMG recognition of XUSOM at Aruba enables the graduates of XUSOM at Aruba to be eligible
for ECFMG Certification,
and participation in U.S. medical residency training programs.
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For more information on the USMLE and international medical graduate policies -
we encourage you to visit the official website of ECFMG,
or request for more information by contacting the ECFMG as follows:
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Educational Commission for the Foreign Medical Graduate
3624 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2685 USA
Telephone: (215) 386-5900
Fax: (215) 386-9196
Email: info@ecfmg.org
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For more information on the practice of medicine in the United States -
we encourage you to visit the official website of
Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), or request for more information by contacting the FSMB as follows:
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Federation of State Medical Boards
PO Box 619850
Dallas, TX 75261-9850
Telephone: (817) 868-4000 W: www.fsmb.org
Fax: (817) 868-4099
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| Canada |
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In order to apply for Licensure of the Medical Council of Canada
(LMCC), a graduate must have passed both Medical Council of Canada
Qualifying Examination Parts one and two (MCCQE Parts I and II). NOTE -
As a pre-requisite to sitting for the MCCQE Part I, an International
medical graduate must pass the Medical Council of Canada Evaluating
Examination (MCCEE).
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Graduates of XUSOM at Aruba are eligible to sit for MCCEE, QE Parts I and II, and application for the LMCC.
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For more information regarding Canadian medical licensure, please visit
the official website for Medical Council of Canada (MCC), or request
for more information by contacting the MCC as follows:
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Courier Address:
Medical Council of Canada
100 - 2283 St. Laurent Blvd
Ottawa ON Canada K1G 5A2
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Mailing Address:
Medical Council of Canada
PO Box 8234 Stn T
Ottawa ON Canada K1G 3H7
Telephone: (613) 521-6012
Fax: (613) 521-9417
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For more information about individual Medical Council of Canada examination, please visit the following websites:
MCCEE
MCCQE Part I
MCCQE Part II
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| Aruba |
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In order for graduates of XUSOM to practice medicine in the island
country of Aruba, the graduate must meet the standard eligibility
criteria for medical licensure in Aruba.
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XUSOM at Aruba is chartered and recognized by the Island Government
of Aruba. Graduates of at XUSOM Aruba are eligible to apply for medical
licensure and practice medicine in Aruba upon meeting all standard
medical licensure criteria and requirement.
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