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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.

Medical Schools Recognized by the Medical Board of California

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

  1. 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
  2. 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

  3. A foreign medical school that has been approved by the Medical Board of California (Board).
    • Poland
      • Academy of Medicine of Bydgoszcz
      • Jagiellonian University Medical College (includes English program)
      • Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences in Poznan Faculty II
      • Medical Academy im. Piastó Slaskich of Wroclaw
      • Medical Academy of Bialystok
      • Medical Academy of Danzig AKA Medical Academy of Gdansk
      • Medical Academy of Juliana Marchlewski in Bialystok
      • Medical Academy of Lodz
      • Medical Academy of Lublin
      • Medical Academy of Mikolaja Kopernika of Krakow
      • Medical Academy of Poznan Faculty I
      • Medical Academy of Warsaw
      • Medical Academy of Wroclaw
      • Medical University of Bialystok
      • Medical University of Gdansk Faculty of Medicine
      • Medical University of Lodz Faculty of Medicine
      • Medical University of Lublin (English Program)
      • Medical University of Silesia School of Medicine in Katowice
      • Medical University of Silesia School of Medicine in Katowice - English Language Program
      • Medical University of Warsaw (includes English Program)
      • Pomorska Medical Academy AKA Pomeranian Academy
      • Poznan University of Medical Sciences (English Program)
      • Silesia Medical Academy of Ludwika Warynski Katowice
      • Wroclaw Medical University Faculty of Medicine

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.