2002 News

CGFNS celebrates 25 years of serving the global health care community

PHILADELPHIA, PA — APRIL 23, 2002 — The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) is celebrating a milestone of 25 years of excellence serving the global health care community!

For 25 years the Commission has committed itself to protecting the American public by ensuring that internationally educated nurses and other health care professionals, who wish to practice in the United States, are eligible and qualified to meet U.S. licensure and practice requirements. In addition to protecting the public trust, CGFNS has also been dedicated to fostering equitable treatment of health care professionals worldwide.

CGFNS, an immigration-neutral, nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, PA, USA, has earned an international reputation as the foremost authority on the education, practice standards, registration and licensure of nurses and other health care professionals worldwide. CGFNS’s mission is to provide responsible leadership in the delivery of relevant services to the global nursing and health care community.

The organization was founded in 1977 through a collaborative effort by representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor; Department of State; Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now the Department of Health and Human Services); the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and representation from nursing organizations, including the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing.

Throughout its history the Commission has demonstrated its commitment to excellence and quality in the health care arena. CGFNS provides services that evaluate, test and verify the education, registration and licensure credentials of internationally educated health care professionals. These services assist many organizations, such as state regulatory boards, universities, hospitals, immigration lawyers and government agencies.

Today, as CGFNS looks back and celebrates its past successes over the last 25 years, it looks forward to a future of equal promise and renewed dedication to serving the global health care community with integrity and excellence. We invite you to celebrate with us.

For more information about CGFNS’s special 25th anniversary plans, please logon to the CGFNS Web site at www.cgfns.org.