CGFNS International, Inc. has been the world's largest credentials evaluation organization for the nursing & allied health professions since 1977

Core values

- **Economic Contributions**: Immigrant nurses facilitated by CGFNS spend over $46 billion annually in the U.S. economy and send significant remittances back to their home countries, supporting both the host and sending nations economically[1][5].
- **Healthcare Workforce**: CGFNS helps alleviate the chronic nursing shortage in the U.S. and globally, ensuring better healthcare access and quality[1][5].
- **Global Health Workforce Development**: The organization is advancing health workforce development through credentialing, certification programs, and research, which helps in addressing health workforce crises and improving healthcare access worldwide[4].
- **Rehabilitation Care**: CGFNS is involved in promoting and strengthening rehabilitation services globally, contributing to the integration of rehab care into primary healthcare[2].