Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
ECFMG will be closed in observance of the Presidents’ Day holiday on Monday, February 19. We will be unavailable for calls and e-mails until we reopen at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on Tuesday, February 20.
ECFMG is pleased to be a part of the Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience, a new initiative of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) that includes more than 130 health care organizations around the globe. By joining the collaborative, ECFMG and the other member organizations are making a formal commitment to take actions … Read More
ECFMG will close for the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday at 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET) in the United States, on Friday, January 12. We will be unavailable for calls and e-mails until we reopen at 10:00 a.m., ET, on Tuesday, January 16.
Effective January 1, 2018, fees for the following ECFMG applications/service requests will increase: The examination fees for USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) will be $910 for each exam registration. The examination fee for Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) will be $1,565 for each exam registration. The fee for rescheduling a Step … Read More
ECFMG will close for the New Year’s holiday at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET) in the United States, on Friday, December 29. We will be unavailable for calls and e-mails until we reopen at 9:00 a.m., ET, on Tuesday, January 2. ECFMG staff wish you a happy, healthy 2018, and we look forward to working … Read More
ECFMG will close for the Christmas holiday at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET) in the United States, on Friday, December 22. We will be unavailable for calls and e-mails until we reopen at 9:00 a.m., ET, on Wednesday, December 27.
ECFMG will close for the Thanksgiving holiday at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET) in the United States, on Wednesday, November 22. We will be unavailable for calls and e-mails until we reopen at 9:00 a.m., ET, on Monday, November 27.
On September 24, 2017, President Trump signed a proclamation that limits the entry of certain foreign nationals to the United States. This new proclamation effectively replaces Executive Order 13780, which expired on that same day. At this time, ECFMG is reviewing the proclamation in consultation with immigration counsel and other organizations in the U.S. medical … Read More
ECFMG is honored to have been selected as one of Modern Healthcare’s 2017 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. At a September 28 awards dinner held during its annual Workplace of the Future conference in Las Vegas, Modern Healthcare announced that ECFMG ranked first among healthcare suppliers in the special categories of “Healthiest Workplace” and “Most … Read More
ECFMG is monitoring the impact of Hurricane Irma and its widespread and significant destruction throughout the Caribbean. Many international medical students, including U.S. citizens, study at medical schools located in the Caribbean, and some of these facilities are now no longer able to operate safely as a result of Hurricane Irma. Some impacted medical schools … Read More
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