AMA Physician Masterfile - United States Medical Students and Physicians

United States Medical Students and Physicians

An AMA Physician Masterfile record is established when individuals enter medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), or in the case of international medical graduates (IMG), upon entry into ACGME-accredited programs. When creating a record, the database is first checked to see if the person has a record using legal last name, legal first name, date of birth, school code, and state of residence to identify unique student entities when creating Masterfile records.

Each AMA Physician Masterfile record includes

  • physician's name
  • medical school
  • year of graduation
  • gender
  • birthplace
  • birthdate
  • Medical Education (ME) Number (unique identifying id)
  • Additional data added from primary data sources or from surveying the physicians directly as the physicians' training and career develop
    • residency training
    • state licensure
    • board certification
    • geographical location
    • address
    • type of practice
    • present employment,
    • practice specialty

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