Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Information for international medical students/graduates (IMGs) on the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) 2024 application season is now available. If you plan to apply for U.S. residency positions that begin in July 2024, please visit the following sections of the ECFMG website for important information. ERAS Support Services Requirements for ECFMG Certification for 2024 Match … Read More
Information on the Pathways for ECFMG® Certification for the 2024 Match is now available on the ECFMG website. The 2024 Pathways are for international medical graduates (IMGs) who need to meet the clinical and communication skills requirements for ECFMG Certification and who plan to participate in the 2024 National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency … Read More
Due to scheduled maintenance, ECFMG’s on-line services are expected to be unavailable beginning at approximately 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2023. Services are expected to be restored by 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, 2023. All times are calculated using Eastern Time in the United States. During this maintenance period, you will be unable … Read More
Update: The maintenance scheduled for April 28-30 has been canceled, and ECFMG’s on-line services will remain available. Due to scheduled maintenance, ECFMG’s on-line services are expected to be unavailable beginning at approximately 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 28, 2023. Services are expected to be restored by 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, 2023. All times … Read More
Due to scheduled maintenance, ECFMG’s on-line services are expected to be unavailable beginning at approximately 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 14, 2023. Services are expected to be restored by 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, 2023. All times are calculated using Eastern Time in the United States. During this maintenance period, you will be unable … Read More
Please note that you can no longer use ECFMG’s OASIS to request a Token for the ERAS 2023 season. If a program requests that you submit an ERAS application for the 2023 season and you do not already have a 2023 Token, please call (215) 966-3520 to reach an ERAS Support Services representative to request … Read More
The success of IMGs in pursuing graduate medical education (GME) in the United States remains strong with significant increases in the number of physicians obtaining first-year training positions, according to the results of the 2023 Main Residency Match® (The Match®) announced Friday by the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®). A total of 8,388 IMGs obtained … Read More
International medical graduates (IMGs) can use Pathways to meet certain requirements for ECFMG Certification and to participate in the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency Match® (The Match®). The Pathways evaluate IMGs’ clinical and communication skills—skills that are critically important to participate in U.S. graduate medical education (GME) and to provide supervised patient care. In order … Read More
Leadership for a Pivotal Time of Strategic Growth and Development Intealth, the trusted global authority on health care education, has selected Lieutenant General Ronald R. Blanck, DO, MACP (U.S. Army, retired), as Interim President of FAIMER, a member of Intealth. Dr. Blanck assumed leadership of FAIMER in late 2022, at a pivotal time of strategic … Read More
International medical students and graduates participating in the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) 2023 Main Residency Match® (The Match®) must meet the following requirements by the NRMP Rank Order List Certification deadline on March 1, 2023, in order for ECFMG to verify to the NRMP that they have met the examination requirements for ECFMG Certification: Have passing … Read More
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