Advisory Commission on Additional Licensing Models Releases Second Set of Draft Preliminary Recommendations for Public Comment
Public comment period runs through July 11
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Advisory Commission on Additional Licensing Models, co-chaired by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and Intealth™, has announced the opening of a public comment period of its draft preliminary recommendations on assessment and supervision of internationally-trained physicians (ITPs) seeking licensure in the United States. The comment period runs through July 11, 2025.
Established in December 2023, the Commission was formed to guide and advise state medical boards, legislators, and policymakers on the development and implementation of laws related to licensing physicians who have trained and practiced outside the United States or Canada. The Commission released its first set of recommendations in February 2025, focusing on eligibility requirements for ITPs entering into additional licensure pathways.
To ensure physicians entering these pathways are ultimately ready to safely practice medicine in the United States, the additional licensing pathways should optimally include assessment and supervisory elements during the entire period of provisional licensure. This second set of recommendations contains specific guidance for the consideration of state medical boards and other stakeholders.
How to Participate:
All feedback must be received by 11:59 p.m. on July 11, 2025. Following the comment period, the Commission will review all submissions and incorporate feedback into its final recommendations.
About the Advisory Commission on Additional Licensing Models
The Advisory Commission on Additional Licensing Models was established in December 2023 by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), Intealth™, and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The Advisory Commission was principally formed to provide guidance about additional pathways for the state licensure of physicians who have completed training and practiced outside of the United States.
About FSMB
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) is a national non-profit organization representing the medical boards within the United States and its territories that license and discipline allopathic and osteopathic physicians and, in some jurisdictions, other health care professionals. The FSMB serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best practices. The FSMB serves the public through Docinfo.org, a free physician search tool which provides background information on the more than 1 million doctors in the United States. To learn more about the FSMB, visit www.fsmb.org.
About Intealth
Intealth is a private, nonprofit organization that brings together the expertise and resources for advancing quality in health care education worldwide in order to improve health care for all. Through strategic integration of its divisions, ECFMG® and FAIMER®, Intealth offers a flexible and multi‐layered portfolio of services. These services enhance and support the education and training of health care professionals, verify their qualifications required to practice, and inform the development of health workforce policies around the world. By leveraging these combined competencies, Intealth powers innovation in areas critical to the health professions. Learn more at www.intealth.org.
About ACGME
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is an independent, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization that sets and monitors voluntary professional educational standards essential in preparing physicians to deliver safe, high-quality medical care to all Americans. Graduate medical education (GME) refers to the period of education in a particular specialty (residency) or subspecialty (fellowship) following medical school; the ACGME oversees the accreditation of residency and fellowship programs in the US.