Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Due to severe flooding in Houston, the USMLE Step 2 CS exam will not be administered at the Houston test center today, Monday April 18. The Clinical Skills Evaluation Collaboration (CSEC), which administers the Step 2 CS exam, is in the process of contacting affected examinees. If you are scheduled to take Step 2 CS … Read More
Please note that you can no longer use ECFMG’s OASIS to request a Token for the ERAS 2016 season. If a program requests that you submit an ERAS application for the 2016 season and you do not already have a 2016 Token, please call (215) 966-3520 to reach an ERAS Support Services representative to request … Read More
For the 14th consecutive year, the number of first-year (PGY-1) residency positions offered through the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency Match® increased. A total of 27,860 first-year positions were offered in the 2016 Match. This represents an increase of 567 positions compared to last year and an increase of more than 7,200 positions … Read More
The American Medical Association International Medical Graduates (AMA-IMG) Section invites you to attend its Symposium commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the AMA-IMG Caucus, which will take place April 2-3 in Irvine, California. ECFMG is honored to be presenting at this event, which will focus on “IMG Contributions to American Medicine: What They Give Back.” See … Read More
Beginning May 22, 2016, USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills examinees may see a case in which the standardized patient provides a digital image (for example, a photograph, x-ray, MRI, or CT) on a tablet computer. Examinees will be able to enlarge the image. During the pre-session orientation, examinees will have an opportunity to view a … Read More
An updated Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) Content Description and General Information booklet is available. The updated booklet includes: A revised version of Patient Note Example 1. A warning about writing two diagnoses on the same line of the patient note is provided in the revised sample note. Language about the use of images in … Read More
ECFMG is pleased to announce that it will resume processing of service requests in relation to applicants from and institutions in Sudan. ECFMG has been processing applications for the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) for applicants from Sudan. However, ECFMG has not been processing certain other service requests not related to administration of USMLE, … Read More
Most score reporting of Step 1 results occurs within four weeks of testing. However, because of necessary modifications to the test item pool, as well as a change to new test delivery software, there will be a delay in reporting for some examinees who test beginning the week of May 9, 2016. The target date … Read More
The National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®) has developed new software to deliver Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®). The new software incorporates user-adjustable display features, specifically text magnification and reverse color (color inversion). The new features will begin to be administered in Step 1 examinations during a transition period beginning … Read More
Updated practice and informational materials for the Step 1 examination have been posted to the USMLE website. These materials reflect the change in number of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) per block described in a prior announcement, as well as new test delivery software. Examinees planning to take a Step 1 examination on or after May 9, … Read More
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