The Soviet Union had applied, but was not granted membership; 90 % of their doctors did not have formal or sufficient education in medicine.
例如，蘇俄亦曾申請入會，但由於蘇俄醫師十之八九未曾受過正規醫事教育，雖自稱擁有六百五十萬名醫學會會員，但該組織依然未承認蘇俄的資格。