Physicians and Surgeons

A Physician or Surgeon (M.D.) is an individual issued a license allowing them to practice medicine. A physician may diagnose, prescribe, and administer treatment to individuals suffering from injury or disease.

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Medical Schools Recognized by the Medical Board of California

Applicants must have received all of their medical school education from and graduated from a:

U.S. or Canadian medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME), the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools, or the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation; or
- LCME Accredited U.S. Programs
A foreign medical school which has been evaluated by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) or one of the ECFMG authorized foreign medical school accreditation agencies and deemed to meet the minimum requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools, or the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.

The foreign medical school is listed on the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) World Directory of Medical Schools joint directory, or the World Directory of Medical Schools; or
- World Directory of Medical Schools
A foreign medical school that has been approved by the Medical Board of California (Board).
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- China
  - Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Chinese language only)
  - Anhui Medical University (Chinese Language Program Only)
  - Anhwei Medical College AKA Anhui Medical College
  - Army Medical College
  - Aurora University French School of Medicine
  - Beijing Second Medical College
  - Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  - Bengbu Medical College
  - Bethune Medical University
  - Binzhou Medical College
  - Canton University Medical College
  - Capital Institute of Medicine
  - Capital Medical College
  - Capital Medical University (Chinese language only)
  - Central Institute of Technology
  - Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine (Chinese language only)
  - Chang Su Medical College
  - Changchiakou School of Medicine
  - Changwei Medical College AKA Weifang Medical College
  - Cheelo University College of Medicine
  - Chekiang Medical University AKA Zhejiang Medical University
  - Cheng Chand Medical College
  - Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  - China Medical University (Chinese language only)
  - Chinese Medical College, Canton
  - Chongqing Medical University (Chinese language only)
  - Dali Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - Dalian Medical University (Chinese language only)
  - East China Union Medical College
  - Fujian Medical College
  - Fujian Medical University Faculty of Medicine
  - Fukien Medical University
  - Gannan School of Medicine
  - Guangdong Health Cadre School
  - Guangdong Medical and Pharmaceutical College
  - Guangdong Medical College
  - Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
  - Guangxi Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - Guangzhou Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - Guangzhou Medical University
  - Guilin Medical College
  - Guiyang Medical College
  - Hackett Medical College for Women, Canton
  - Hainan Medical College
  - Hangchow Medical Training College
  - Harbin Medical University (Chinese language only)
  - Hebei Medical College
  - Hebei Medical University Faculty of Medicine (Chinese language only)
  - Hebei United University (Chinese language only)
  - Heilongjiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  - Henan Medical University
  - Hengyang Medical College
  - Huabei Medical College for the Coal Industry
  - Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - Hubei Medical College AKA Hupeh Medical College
  - Hubei Medical University
  - Hunan Medical University
  - Inner Mongolia College of Traditional Mongolian Medicine
  - Inner Mongolia Medical College
  - Inner Mongolia Medical College of Nationalities
  - Jiamusi Medical College AKA Chiamuszu Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - Jiangsu New Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - Jiangxi Medical College
  - Jilin Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - Jining Medical College
  - Jinzhou Medical College
  - Kiangsu Medical College
  - Kunming Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - Kweiyang Medical College
  - Kwong Wah Medical College
  - Lanchow Medical College AKA Lanzhou Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - Liaoning Medical University (Chinese Language only)
  - Lingnan University
  - Luzhou Medical College
  - Medical Center of Fudan University (Chinese language only)
  - Medical College of Jinan University
  - Medical College of Qingdao University
  - Medical College of Wuhan Metallurgy University of Science and Technology
  - Medical College of Wuhan University of Science and Technology
  - Medical College of Xiamen University
  - Nanhua University
  - Nanjing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  - Nanjing Medical College
  - Nanjing Medical University (Chinese language only)
  - Nanjing Railway Medical College AKA Nanking Railway Medical College
  - Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
  - Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  - Nanjing University School of Medicine
  - Nankai University School of Medicine (Chinese language only)
  - Nantong Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - National Chung Cheng Medical College
  - National Hsiang Ya Medical College
  - National Northwest Medical College
  - National Tung Chi University College of Medicine
  - Norman Bethune College of Medicine of Jilin University
  - Norman Bethune Health Science Center of Jilin University
  - Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences
  - North China Coal Medical University (Chinese language only)
  - North China Union Medical College for Women, Peiping
  - North Sichuan Medical College
  - Peking Medical University AKA Beijing Medical University
  - Peking Union Medical College
  - Peking University Health Science Center
  - Qingdao Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - Saint John's University
  - School of Life Sciences, Fudan University (Chinese language only)
  - School of Medicine Tsinghua University
  - Shandong Medical University
  - Shandong University Cheeloo College of Medicine
  - Shandong University Cheeloo Health Science Center
  - Shandong University School of Medicine (Chinese language only)
  - Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  - Shanghai First Medical College
  - Shanghai First Medical University
  - Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
  - Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University
  - Shanghai Medical University
  - Shanghai Railway Medical College
  - Shanghai Railway Medical University
  - Shanghai Second Medical College
  - Shanghai Second Medical University
  - Shanghai Tiedao Medical College
  - Shanghai Tiedao University
  - Shansi Medical College AKA Shanxi Medical College
  - Shantou University Medical College
  - Shantung Medical College
  - Shanxi Medical University (Chinese language only)
  - Shen Si Medical School
  - Shenyang Medical College
  - Shihezi Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - Sichuan University, West China Center of Medical Sciences (Chinese language only)
  - Sichuan University, West China School of Medicine (Chinese language only)
  - Soochow Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - South China Medical College
  - Southeast University Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - Southern Medical University
  - Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences (Chinese language only)
  - Suzhou Medical College
  - Szechwan Medical College
  - Taishan Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - The First Military Medical University
  - The Fourth Military Medical University
  - The Second Military Medical University
  - The Third Military Medical University
  - Tianjin Medical College
  - Tianjin Medical University (Chinese language only)
  - Tianjin Second Medical College
  - Tongji Medical University
  - Tongji University School of Medicine (Chinese language only)
  - Tung Nan Medical College
  - Tung Teh Medical School
  - University of Langnan Medical College, Canton
  - University of South China
  - Wannan Medical College
  - Wenzhou Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - West China University of Medical Sciences
  - Women's Christian Medical College
  - Wuhan Medical College
  - Wuhan Medical School of Metallurgy
  - Wuhan University Health Science Center (Chinese language only)
  - Wuhan University School of Medicine (Chinese language only)
  - Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center
  - Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine
  - Xian Medical University
  - Xi'an Medical University
  - Xinjiang Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - XinXiang Medical College
  - XinXiang Medical University
  - Xuzhou Medical College (Chinese language only)
  - Yanbian Medical College
  - Yubei Medical School
  - Yunyang Medical College
  - Zhanjiang Medical College
  - Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  - Zhejiang University School of Medicine (Chinese language only)
  - Zhengzhou University College of Medicine (Chinese language only)
  - Zhenjiang Medical College
  - Zhongshan Medical University
  - Zunyi Medical College

Please Note Osteopathic physicians (D.O.): Please contact the Osteopathic Medical Board of California or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), for specific information on postgraduate training for osteopathic medical school graduates. The medical school information on this website pertains to allopathic medical schools only.