Dr Raza was enrolled in the first MD/nurse retraining course for medical doctors at MAPS, completing the course in 2005 and earning his nurse diploma.
Based on the MAPS nurse diploma he enrolled for the CGFNS certification program and the Credential Evaluation Service (CES) offered through CGFNS.
Dr Raza was the first graduate of MAPS to apply for the CGFNS Credential Evaluation Service.
CES found that the education received at MAPS was "Comparable to a RN program in the United States".
And that his "Professional License/Registration" was "Comparable to the registration of a first-level general (Registered) nurse in the United States".
Based on the MAPS nurse diploma he has become a licensed registered nurses, residing and working as a registered nurse in the USA.
Dr Raza will answer email inquiries directly from other doctors interested in the program. paswal55@gmail.com
He has written: "hi rudy, if any applicant has any questions, they can ask me by calling on my cell phone at 734-5450416" That is in the USA.
As of May 2006, Dr. Raza has passed both the CGFNS Certification program and the Florida Board of Nursing where he is now licensed as an RN, pursuing his ECFMG requirements through USMLE examinations.