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ELIGIBILITY FOR POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

ELIGIBILITY: Applicants with one of the following qualifications are eligible for appointment to ACGME accredited residency programs:

• Graduates of medical schools in the United States and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
  
• Graduates of colleges of osteopathic medicine in the United States accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
  
• Graduates of medical schools outside the United Sates and Canada who meet the requirements of the Medical Board of California for residency training and meet one of the following qualifications:
  • Have received a currently valid
    certificate from the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) or
  • Have a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. jurisdiction.
    
• Graduates of medical schools outside the United States who have completed a Fifth Pathway program provided by an LCME-accredited medical school.

NON-DISCRIMINATION: ACGME and otherwise accredited programs must not discriminate with regard to sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITY: Each residency program must select their candidates from among eligible applicants on the basis of their preparedness, ability, aptitude, academic credentials, communication skills, and personal qualities such as motivation and integrity.

• SELECTION OF GY-1 RESIDENTS: The selection of U.S. allopathic, senior medical students as GY-1 residents must be done through and according to all rules of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Under no condition can a senior, allopathic medical student be recruited outside the NRMP match.
  
• SELECTION OF GY-2 AND ABOVE RESIDENTS: The selection of GY-2 residents and above must be done through the National Resident Matching Program or other organized, subspecialty National Matching Program, if available. Under no condition can a U.S. senior, allopathic medical student be recruited outside the NRMP match.

  Requirements for California licensure: Applicants to advanced levels of residency training must comply with the requirements for medical licensure by the Medical Board of California:

  • Graduates of American and Canadian Medical Schools. California law permits graduates of American and Canadian medicals schools to practice medicine within an accredited residency program for a maximum of 24 months of training under registration with the Medical Board of California. The Medical Board of California requires that residents who are graduates of American and Canadian medical schools who have had 24 months of training and are continuing training in California to be licensed by the first day of their 25th month of training regardless of the current Graduate Year of training he/she is entering, engaged in or completing.
  • Graduates of International Medical Schools (IMGs). California law permits graduates of International Medical Schools to practice medicine within an accredited residency program for a maximum of 36 months of training under registration with the Medical Board of California. IMG applicants to resident training should contact the Medical Board of California to ensure they have accurate information concerning their individual medical licensing requirements. In instances where resident physician training continues beyond 36 months, a California medical license is required by the first day of the 37th month of training regardless of the current Graduate Year of training he/she is entering, engaged in or completing.

• TRAINING DATE:
  GY-1 training programs begin on June 24 of each year, except for Pathology (July 1) and selected Psychiatry GY-1s (July 1). GY2-GY7 training programs begin on July 1 of each year.

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