Issue Fourteen - August 27, 2002
Availability of CSA® Testing Spaces for 2003 Match
International medical graduates who wish to participate in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), or "the Match," must have passed all exams required for ECFMG certification. To ensure that your results for the ECFMG Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA) will be reported to the NRMP in time to participate in the 2003 Match, you must take the CSA no later than January 31, 2003.
Currently, testing spaces through the January 31, 2003 deadline are still available. However, the number of applicants registering for the CSA is significantly higher compared to last year, and the remaining spaces are expected to fill quickly. At the time of this writing, the earliest available CSA dates were in November and December.
If you need to take the CSA to participate in the 2003 Match, you are strongly encouraged to apply for the CSA as soon as you become eligible and to schedule your assessment date as soon as possible after you are registered.
You can apply for the CSA on-line using ECFMG's Interactive Web Application (IWA). You can check the status of your CSA application using ECFMG's On-line Applicant Status and Information System (OASIS). Once registered, you can schedule a date for your assessment using ECFMG's CSA Candidate Scheduling. To access IWA, OASIS and CSA Scheduling, visit the ECFMG website at www.ecfmg.org.
More information on CSA eligibility, the opening of the Atlanta CSA Center, test center assignment for the CSA and important score reporting information for examinees taking the CSA in the fall of 2002 is available on this website. For more information on Match requirements, visit the NRMP website at www.nrmp.org.