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Connecticut Medical Examining Board: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Yes, through the evaluation: Connecticut DPH asks for a credential evaluation, and ECFMG, one of the agencies it accepts, takes certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
Credential evaluation: ECFMG; documents only from the source
- $24.95 per page
- Usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
How we know · policy checked on October 21, 2026
Connecticut's Department of Public Health, which licenses physicians for the Connecticut Medical Examining Board, publishes no translation rule: it accepts documents only directly from the source and requires international graduates to hold current ECFMG certification.
Through ECFMG, which accepts word-for-word translations from a professional translation service and never your own, a certified translation from eVerbary covers the foreign-language documents you upload for certification.
The school verification form and transcript must reach Connecticut from your school, so we cannot send those for you.
Connecticut DPH at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Connecticut requires current ECFMG certification of graduates of schools outside the US and Canada (graduates of foreign schools), and ECFMG accepts a word-for-word translation prepared by a professional translation service (ECFMG translation requirements), so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets it. Policy checked on October 21, 2026.
- Translation
- No own rule; ECFMG word-for-word
- Who may translate
- Professional translation service, via ECFMG
- Credential evaluation
- ECFMG; documents only from the source
- Price
- $24.95 per pageUp to 250 words, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on October 21, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Connecticut DPH's own page before you submit.
Worth knowing about Connecticut DPH
From the source only
Nothing is accepted from the applicant.
Current ECFMG
Or an AMA-certified Fifth Pathway program.
No foreign D.O.
D.O. degrees earned outside the US or Canada are not eligible.
Connecticut DPH requirements in detail
Translation
DPH publishes no translation rule for physicians; foreign medical credentials go through ECFMG certification, which has its own rule.
Who may translate
For documents uploaded to ECFMG: a government official, a medical school official or a professional translation service; applicants may not translate their own (ECFMG).
Source documents
All documentation must come directly from the source; none is accepted from the applicant (general policies).
School
A School Verification Form and an official transcript sent by the school; the school must be listed in the 1970 WHO Directory of Medical Schools or meet the state regulations (Graduates of medical schools located outside the United States).
ECFMG and training
Current ECFMG certification or an AMA Fifth Pathway, and two years of progressive ACGME residency (Graduates of medical schools located outside the United States).
FCVS
School, ECFMG, training and exam documents may come in an official FCVS report (Graduates of medical schools located outside the United States).
Fee and filing
Online application, $569.75 (Graduates of medical schools located outside the United States).
Why there is no translation rule
Connecticut treats every supporting document as primary-source verification: the applicant arranges for it, and the source sends it to the Department; documents submitted by the applicant are not accepted (Practitioner licensure general policies and procedures).
Your school sends the verification form and transcript, ECFMG sends the certification, and programs send training verification (Graduates of medical schools located outside the United States). There is no step in which you hand Connecticut a translated document.
Translation happens earlier, at ECFMG. ECFMG wants a word-for-word translation, made from the document itself, on letterhead, signed and with a certification statement, uploaded with the original (ECFMG: English translations).
If your school's transcript is not in English
Connecticut's pages do not say what happens when the transcript a foreign school sends is in another language.
Ask the Physician Licensure unit (dph.healingarts@ct.gov) before you order a translation for it, since the Department accepts documents only from the source (Graduates of medical schools located outside the United States).
An FCVS report, which Connecticut accepts for school, ECFMG, training and exam documents, is another route (Physician licensure).
Need a certified translation for Connecticut DPH?
$24.95 per page of up to 250 words, certification included, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages. See the price before you pay.
Documents applicants usually translate
- Medical school diploma, for ECFMG certification
- Medical school transcripts uploaded to ECFMG
- Name-change records uploaded to ECFMG
- Other credentials ECFMG asks for during certification
What an eVerbary translation includes
- A complete English translation of every page, stamps, seals and handwritten notes included, laid out like the original so each line can be matched.
- Grades, hours and credits exactly as recorded, with the grading scale the document prints. We never convert marks to a US GPA or equivalency.
- A signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead, with our contact details, delivered as a PDF you can upload or print.
- $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, certification included; 24 hours for one to three pages as standard. Regular clients who need it can get delivery in as little as 30 minutes, on request.
- Notarization added at checkout ($34.90 per order) when the office asks for a notarized translation.
Submitting the translation to Connecticut DPH
Translations for ECFMG are uploaded to ECFMG with the original-language document (ECFMG).
Connecticut documents are sent by the source to the Department of Public Health, Physician Licensure, 410 Capitol Ave., MS# 12 APP, Hartford, or to dph.healingarts@ct.gov (Graduates of medical schools located outside the United States).
What we do not do
eVerbary is a translation service, not a credential evaluation service or a licensing agency: we do not issue evaluations, US equivalencies or GPA conversions, we cannot send documents on behalf of the school or authority that issued them, and we do not file the license application.
For Connecticut that means we translate your documents for ECFMG; the school verification form, transcript and ECFMG verification must reach the Department from their sources.
How to order
- Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
- Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
- Receive the PDF, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages, and submit it with the copy of the original wherever the office asks for it.
Frequently asked questions
Can I send a translated transcript to Connecticut myself?
No. The Department accepts documentation only directly from the source (Practitioner licensure general policies and procedures).
Where does a translation help, then?
At ECFMG, whose certification Connecticut requires. ECFMG accepts a word-for-word translation from a professional translation service (ECFMG: English translations).
Does Connecticut accept FCVS?
Yes, for the school, ECFMG, training and exam documents (Graduates of medical schools located outside the United States).
Can a foreign-trained D.O. be licensed?
No. Applicants who earned a D.O. outside the US or Canada are not eligible (Graduates of medical schools located outside the United States).
Sources
Connecticut Medical Examining Board's own pages, read on October 21, 2026.
Translating documents for Connecticut DPH?
Upload a scan of your diploma, transcript or license and see the price and delivery time before you pay.