Notice of The MDCN New Primary-Source Verification Requirements/Procedures For All Graduates of Medical (Basic And Postgraduate) Institutions Located Outside Nigeria

Posted on: Thu 24-11-2016

NOTICE OF THE MDCN NEW PRIMARY-SOURCE VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS/PROCEDURES FOR ALL GRADUATES OF MEDICAL (BASIC AND POSTGRADUATE) INSTITUTIONS LOCATED OUTSIDE NIGERIA

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) is collaborating with the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), a world leader in promoting quality healthcare, to incorporate the ECFMG's verification process into the MDCN assessment examination for international medical doctors applying for registration.

All medical doctors registered with the MDCN, all expatriate medical doctors, all medical doctors trained abroad intending to practice in Nigeria or attempt the MDCN

assessment examination for foreign medical graduates are hereby notified of the MDCN new requirements/procedures for primary-source verification of their medical

credentials obtained outside Nigeria and her partnership with Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) using its Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPIC) portal.

Effective 1st October, 2016, all applicants for the MDCN assessment examination who graduated from medical institutions (basic and postgraduate) located outside Nigeria (excluding dental graduates) and medical doctors who wish to register or have their medical postgraduate qualifications recognized by MDCN are required to create an EPIC account and have their credentials primary-source verified through EPIC. Applicants are advised to contact the ECFMG via its website www.ecfmgepic.org for information on how to begin the process.

Please find below the step by step procedure for the verification process.

STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE FOR DOCTORS

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION (NIGERIANS AND EXPATRIATES)
Submit your application for registration to the MDCN FOR EVALUATION AND ADVISE ON ELIGIBILITY TO PROCEED WITH REGISTRATION PROCESS.
ESTABLISH AN EPIC ACCOUNT - visit www.ecfmgepic.org
CONFIRM YOUR IDENTITY WITH EPIC
UPLOAD YOUR CREDENTIALS AND SELECT THE MDCN TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION WHEN YOUR CREDENTIALS ARE SENT FOR VERIFICATION.
ECFMG NOTIFIES YOU VIA YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND SEND REPORT OF YOUR VERIFICATION TO MDCN.
APPLICATION FOR THE MDCN ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION
ESTABLISH AN EPIC ACCOUNT- Visit www.ecfmgepic.org
CONFIRM YOUR IDENTITY WITH EPIC.
UPLOAD YOUR CREDENTIALS AND SELECT THE MDCN TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION WHEN YOUR CREDENTIALS ARE SENT FOR VERICATION.

Final medical diploma
curricula of training
internship certificate
evidence of postgraduate/specialist training, if applicable
License to practice medicine from any authorities with which you were previously registered/licensed, if applicable.

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE MDCN.
ECFMG SENDS REPORTS OF YOUR VERIFIED CREDENTIALS TO MDCN AND ALSO NOTIFY YOU VIA YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

If you have any question regarding EPIC and the EPIC verification process please contact EPIC at [email protected] or 001(215)966-3900 from Mon-Friday (9am-5pm)

If you have any question regarding the MDCN application process, please contact the MDCN at

[email protected] or

call : (+234)9-2902900, (+234)80106267970 (extension 4) for registration matters.

Signed

Dr. A. A. Ibrahim, mni, DSc (Hon)

Registrar, MDCN

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