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To be considered for an interview, you must have a completed application file. This means you must submit the items listed below.
MD's seeking Clinical Genetics Residency training:
- Medical School Transcript
- Three (3) letters of recommendation
One of these letters must be from your current program director or their designee.
- Copy of USMLE scores, part 1, if available
- Copy of USMLE scores, part 2, if available
- Copy of your CV
*It is required that one of these leters must be from your current program director or their designee.
Applicant graduates**from Non-USA/Canada medical schools must also have on file:
- California Board letter ("Applicant Status Letter") or current California Medical License
- ECFMG certificate or California Medical License
- **Applicants from Non-USA/Canada medical schools who have not yet graduted at the time of application must have the above listed items on file by commencement of postraduate training.
At the Program Director's discretion, interviews may take place without these items, however all items must be received before ranking/offer.
PhD's seeking Genetics Fellowship in any of the Laboratory Specialties:
- Three (3) letters of recommendation*
One of these letters must be from your current supervisor, thesis advisor or department/division director.
- Copy of your CV
At the Program Director's discretion interviews may take place without these items, however all items must be received before ranking/offer.
International Doctoral Degrees and International Graduate Medical Training
1. All individuals seeking certification by the ABMG must fulfill all basic requirements for certification as outlined in the Program Requirements section.
2. All individuals with a doctoral degree earned outside of the US, Canada or Puerto Rico are strongly urged to petition the ABMG Credentials Committee at the ABMG Administrative Office in writing prior to the onset of medical genetics training in an ABMG-accredited fellowship or ACGME-accredited clinical genetics residency program for determination of equivalency of the doctoral degree.
3. The following should accompany the petitioning letter:
- Copy of the doctoral diploma and an official transcript of doctoral degree.
- Curriculum vitae with bibliography that includes dates and location of undergraduate education, doctoral education, post-doctoral training and professional employment.
- Individuals with a M.D. degree who are seeking certification in Clinical Genetics: Copy of a standard certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
- Individuals with a earned M.D. or Ph.D. degree who are seeking certification in a laboratory specialty and who are from a country in which English is not the primary language: Obtain a minimal score of 45 on the Test of Spoken English as a Foreign Language (TSE) examination within two years of entering an acredited training program or applying for ABMG certification.
Note: Because the Educational Testing Service retains TSE examination scores for only two years following the examination, applicants for ABMG certification must have these scores sent to the ABMG Administrative Office within two years of taking the examination. The TSE examination scores may be sent to the ABMG Administrative Office before the applicant submits any other portions of the application. It is suggested that official scores be sent to the ABMG Administrative Office as soon as an individual enters a training program.
4. Individuals interested in entering an ACGME-accredited clinical genetics residency, who have received graduate medical training outside the US, Canada or Puerto Rico, should petition the ABMG Credentials Committee at the ABMG Administrative Office in writing prior to beginning training for determination of equivalency of their graduate medical training. The following must accompany the petitioning letter: Copy of certificate of graduate medical training and letter from the director of the graduate medical training program stating the inclusive dates and the amount of time the individual spent in the training program.
The Credentials Committee may grant graduate medical training equivalency for two years*, one year**, or no years***.
* If the Credentials Committee grants two years of graduate medical training equivalency, the individual does not need to complete any further basic training in an ACGME-accredited residency program. However, the individual must hold a current Medical License from one of the 50 United States in order to sit for the Examination.
** If the Credentials Committee grants one year of graduate medical training equivalency, the individual must complete 12 months of full-time training in an ACGME-accredited residency program (other than clinical genetics).
***If no graduate medical training equivalency is granted, the individual must complete
24 months of full-time training in an ACGME-accredited residency program (other than clinical genetics); or,
48 months of full-time training in an ACGME-accredited 4 year clinical genetics residency; or,
60 months of full-time training in an ACGME-accredited 5 year combined pediatrics/medical genetics residency.
