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The 2018 Intergovernmental Panel Physicians Training Summit will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia the week of March 12, 2018! Although registration is not open yet, we encourage you to begin budgeting and making plans to attend. More details to follow in the coming months.
On May 25, 2017, the 2014 Technical Instructions for Polio Vaccination section of the Vaccination TIs were modified to reflect recent guidance from WHO regarding Polio. For more information, please see the new Addendum to Technical Instructions for Panel Physicians for Vaccinations: Technical Instructions for Polio Vaccination for Applicants for U.S. Immigration.
On January 13th, 2017, CDC published a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) article documenting a change in guidance for the assessment of poliovirus vaccination status of children who have received the poliovirus vaccine outside of the United States. The report states that documentation of poliovirus vaccination given outside of the United States is now valid only when documentation indicates receipt of either IPV or tOPV. This change applies only to those physicians assessing children within the United States and does not affect the validity of the panel physician examination. Panel physicians should continue to follow the Technical Instructions for Vaccination.
The Technical Instructions have been updated regarding the scope of the medical examination for all applicants. For details, please see the Syphilis, Gonorrhea, and Medical History and Physical Examination Technical Instructions for Panel Physicians .

About Panel Physicians

Panel physicians are medically trained, licensed, and experienced medical doctors practicing overseas who are appointed by the local US embassy or consulate. More than 760 panel physicians perform overseas predeparture medical examinations in accordance with requirements, referred to as technical instructions, provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Quality Assessment Program (QAP).
The Quality Assessment Program (QAP) is housed in the Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health Branch. The role of QAP is to assist and guide panel physicians in the implementation of the Technical Instructions; evaluate the quality of the overseas medical examination for U.S.-bound immigrants and refugees; assess potential panel physician sites; and provide recommendations to the U.S. Department of State in matters of immigrant medical screening.

Technical Instructions

Find the latest Technical Instructions for completing the medical examination.

Resources

Resources for medical exams and your role as Panel Physician.

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Meet Your Fellow Panel Physicians

Dr. Marcus Brauer

CDC QAP is pleased to present a new feature: Meet Your Fellow Panel Physicians. Each edition will profile a new panel physician and panel site so that you can get to know your colleagues located throughout the world. Click here to read the inaugural feature on Dr. Marcus Brauer from South Africa.