Issue One Hundred - July 5, 2006
Availability of 2007 Information Booklet / Application Materials
The 2007 Information Booklet and application materials are expected to be available on the ECFMG website at the end of August 2006. You can use the 2007 materials to apply for:
- USMLE Step 1/Step 2 CK eligibility periods ending in 2007
- USMLE Step 2 CS
Effective with the release of the 2007 Information Booklet, ECFMG’s Interactive Web Application (IWA) will be the only version of the application materials available on the ECFMG website. You can use IWA to submit web-based applications for USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK and Step 2 CS.
ECFMG will maintain on its website the version of the Information Booklet that you can download and print. However, ECFMG will no longer make available on its website the version of the application materials that you can download and print.
By making the ECFMG Interactive Web Application (IWA) the only version of the application materials available on its website, ECFMG is encouraging all applicants to use IWA to apply for examination. There are many advantages to applying through IWA. IWA validates that every required question in the application is answered, decreasing significantly the possibility that the application will be incomplete and rejected. IWA saves the information entered in the first application and makes it available for subsequent applications, eliminating the need to re-enter all the information again when a subsequent application is submitted. Additionally, for medical school graduates, the Certification of Identification Form remains valid for a period of five years after it is accepted by ECFMG. During that time, the applicant may apply on-line for an examination without submitting another paper certification. IWA is secure, easy to use, and available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
Applicants who may be unable to apply on-line must write to ECFMG to request paper application materials.
All dates are tentative and subject to change. Monitor the ECFMG website for updates.