Issue Forty - January 13, 2004
Registration and Scheduling for USMLE™ Step 2 Clinical Skills (Step 2 CS) Are Now Available
Registration for Step 2 Clinical Skills (Step 2 CS) of the United States Medical Licensing Examination™ (USMLE) has begun. Step 2 CS Scheduling, for applicants who are successfully registered, is also available.
You can apply for Step 2 CS by:
- Completing an on-line application using ECFMG's Interactive Web Application (IWA), or
- Printing a paper application and mailing the completed application to ECFMG.
You can access IWA, the paper application materials, and Step 2 CS Scheduling on the ECFMG website.
In June 2004, Step 2 CS will replace the ECFMG Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA®) as the exam that satisfies the clinical skills requirement for ECFMG Certification. As previously published, ECFMG has registered enough applicants to fill all available testing spaces through the end of CSA administration, and CSA registration is now closed. If you have not applied for the CSA and need to fulfill the clinical skills requirement for ECFMG Certification, you must apply for USMLE Step 2 CS. If you have already applied for the ECFMG CSA but were not registered before CSA registration ended, ECFMG will contact you shortly regarding the transfer of your application to Step 2 CS.
Detailed information on Step 2 CS registration and scheduling, Step 2 CS orientation materials, and information on the transition from the ECFMG CSA to Step 2 CS is available on this website. See Step 2 CS. Applicants for Step 2 CS must also be familiar with the updated information on Step 2 CS available on the USMLE website.