Credentialing & Privileging

Many fast-tracked doctors in Texas trained internationally

Credentialing Resource Center Connection, May 13, 2010

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Nearly 40 percent of the doctors who’ve received fast-tracked Texas medical licenses in the past three years trained at international medical schools, according to a May 11 Texas Tribune article. For MSPs, this trend means that more credentialing applications require a query of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®).

What are some of the causes of this trend? The article highlights the following triggers:

  • Many longtime physicians have stopped seeing Medicare and Medicaid patients because of the low reimbursement rate, leaving a gap for recent graduates, including those who were foreign trained, to fill.
  • Some foreign-trained medical graduates have Visas that require them to work with underserved populations and the state fast-tracks these physicians so that patients don’t have to wait as long for care.
  • Texas is a large state with many opportunities for recent graduates. In addition, there are many organizations willing to recruit and sponsor foreign-trained physicians.



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