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accreditation, then the institution should be reviewed by and meet the standards of another<br />

recognized body with reasonably equivalent standards. If the institution is not accredited, it must<br />

provide a satisfactory explanation of why accreditation has not been either granted or sought.<br />

Resident Eligibility and Selection<br />

The sponsoring institution must have written policies and procedures for the recruitment and<br />

appointment of residents that comply with the requirements listed below, and it must monitor the<br />

compliance of each program with these procedures.<br />

RESIDENT ELIGIBILITY<br />

Applicants with one of the following qualifications are eligible for appointment to accredited<br />

residency programs:<br />

• Graduates of medical schools in the United States and Canada, accredited by the Liaison<br />

Committee on <strong>Medical</strong> Education (LCME.<br />

• Graduates of colleges of osteopathic medicine in the United States accredited by the<br />

American Osteopathic Association (AOA)<br />

• Graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada who meet one of the<br />

following qualifications:<br />

• Have received a currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign<br />

<strong>Medical</strong> Graduates, or<br />

• Have a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a US licensing jurisdiction<br />

• Graduates of medical schools outside the United States who have completed a Fifth Pathway<br />

program provided by an LCME-accredited medical school. [Note.- A Fifth Pathway program<br />

is an academic year of supervised clinical education provided by an LCME accredited<br />

medical school to students who meet the following conditions:<br />

• Have completed, in an accredited college or university in the United States,<br />

undergraduate premedical education of the quality acceptable for matriculation in an<br />

accredited United States <strong>Medical</strong> school<br />

• Have studied at a medical school outside the United States and Canada but listed in the<br />

World Health, Organization Directory of <strong>Medical</strong> Schools<br />

• Have completed all of the formal requirements of the foreign medical school except<br />

internship and/or social service<br />

• Have attained a score satisfactory to the sponsoring medical school on a screening<br />

examination<br />

• Have passed either the foreign <strong>Medical</strong> Graduate Examination in the <strong>Medical</strong> Sciences,<br />

Parts I and II of the examination of the National Board of <strong>Medical</strong> Examiners, or Steps 1<br />

and 2 of the United States <strong>Medical</strong> Licensing Examination (USMLE)<br />

RESIDENT SELECTION<br />

The sponsoring institution must ensure that programs select from among eligible applicants on<br />

the basis of the preparedness, ability, aptitude, academic credentials, communication skills, and<br />

personal qualities such as motivation and integrity. Programs must not discriminate with regard<br />

to sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, disability, or veteran status. In selecting from<br />

among qualified applicants, it is strongly-suggested that institutions and all of their sponsored<br />

programs participate in an organized matching program, where available, such as the National<br />

Resident Matching Program (NRMP).<br />

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