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2003 Issues

Issue Thirty-Eight - December 29, 2003
  • Registration for the ECFMG Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA®) is Closed
Issue Thirty-Seven - December 18, 2003
  • Update: Elimination of the Test of English as a Foreign Language™ (TOEFL®) as a Requirement for ECFMG Certification
Issue Thirty-Six - November 17, 2003
  • ECFMG Simplifies Process for Requesting Extension of USMLE™ Step 1 / Step 2 CK Eligibility Periods
Issue Thirty-Five - November 11, 2003
  • Deadline for Taking CSA for the 2004 Match
  • A Posting on Irregular Behavior by the Office of the USMLE Secretariat
Issue Thirty-Four - November 7, 2003
  • ECFMG Fact Sheet on USMLE Step 2 CS Registration & Scheduling for International Medical Students and Graduates
    • Timing
    • Registering for Step 2 CS
    • Scheduling a Testing Appointment
    • Rescheduling a Testing Appointment
Issue Thirty-Three - November 6, 2003
  • New Information on the Transition from the ECFMG CSA to USMLE Step 2 CS
    • Updated: Availability of Test Centers for Step 2 CS
    • Updated: Last Administration Dates for CSA
    • Clinical Skills Requirement for USMLE Step 3
    • Reapplication & Reexamination for Step 2 CS
Issue Thirty-Two - October 31, 2003
  • New Web-Based Self-Assessment Service Now Available
Issue Thirty-One - October 14, 2003
  • New USMLE Step 2 CS Information
    • Availability of Test Centers
    • Score Reporting
  • End of Administration for ECFMG CSA
    • Last Date for CSA Administrations
Issue Thirty - September 23, 2003
  • Important Information for CSA Applicants
    • End of Registration for ECFMG CSA
    • Deadline for Taking CSA for the 2004 Match
Issue Twenty-Nine - September 2, 2003
  • Graduates Must Submit the Final Medical School Transcript to Receive a Standard ECFMG Certificate Effective February 1, 2004
  • Transition to USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills (Step 2 CS)
  • English Language Proficiency Test Eliminated as Requirement for ECFMG Certification
Issue Twenty-Eight - August 18, 2003
  • 2004 Information Booklet / Application Materials Are Now Available
  • Deadline for 2003 USMLE Applications
Issue Twenty-Seven - July 22, 2003
  • Deadline for 2003 USMLE Applications
  • Availability of 2004 Information Booklet / Application Materials
Issue Twenty-Six - May 27, 2003
  • New USMLE Clinical Skills Exam Will Replace the ECFMG Clinical Skills Assessment in Mid-2004
Issue Twenty-Five - May 13, 2003
  • New Web-Based Self-Assessment Service Now Available
Issue Twenty-Four - May 1, 2003
  • Special Announcement Regarding SARS for Applicants Scheduled to Take the Clinical Skills Assessment
Issue Twenty-Three - April 30, 2003
  • Deadline for Taking CSA for the 2004 Match
  • Annual Reports Available Via the Web
Issue Twenty-Two - April 2, 2003
  • 2003 Match Results Mark Increase in IMG Participation and Residency Placements
  • Two New Informational Resources From ECFMG
Issue Twenty-One - March 18, 2003
  • Upward Trend in Numbers for ECFMG Examinations Holds Throughout 2002
  • ECFMG Wants to Hear from You
Issue Twenty - March 7, 2003
  • New USMLE Clinical Skills Exam
  • Follow up to Issue 19: Final Medical School Transcript
Issue Nineteen - February 28, 2003
  • Graduates Must Submit a Final Medical School Transcript to Receive a Standard ECFMG Certificate Effective February 1, 2004
Issue Eighteen - January 13, 2003
  • CSA Results Released
[last update: December 29, 2003]