Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
As part of the transition to the ECFMG 2025 Information Booklet and 2025 United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) application materials, any USMLE applications that have been saved but not submitted via ECFMG’s Interactive Web Applications (IWA) will be deleted. If you have a saved USMLE application in IWA, you must complete and submit the application, including … Read More
Due to required maintenance, ECFMG’s Interactive Web Applications (IWA) will be unavailable for up to 24 hours, beginning at approximately 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time in the United States, on August 20, 2024. During this maintenance period, you will be unable to perform any IWA transactions, including working on or submitting an Application for ECFMG Certification … Read More
Effective August 21, 2024, the processing of all United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) transcript requests from international medical students and graduates (IMGs) will transition from ECFMG®, a division of Intealth™, to the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), a co-sponsor of the USMLE program. ECFMG will process complete transcript requests received through August 20, … Read More
Intealth, an integrated organization that includes ECFMG and FAIMER®, invites nominations to fill up to four trustee positions and two resident trustee positions on its Board of Trustees. Nominees for the trustee positions should be highly motivated individuals who are committed to advancing Intealth’s missions, demonstrate a capacity for organizational decision making through leadership and/or … Read More
Information on the 2025 Pathways for ECFMG Certification is now available on the ECFMG website. The 2025 Pathways are intended for international medical graduates (IMGs) who need to meet the clinical skills requirement and the communication skills requirement for ECFMG Certification. These requirements are among the examination requirements that IMGs must meet in order to … Read More
Please note that you can no longer use ECFMG’s OASIS to request a Token for the ERAS 2024 season. If a program requests that you submit an ERAS application for the 2024 season and you do not already have a 2024 Token, please call (215) 966-3520 to reach an ERAS Support Services representative to request a … 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 2024 Main Residency Match® (The Match®) announced Friday by the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®). A total of 9,045 IMGs obtained … Read More
ECFMG®, a division of Intealth™, has redesigned the ECFMG Certificate awarded to international medical graduates (IMGs) who successfully complete ECFMG’s program of certification. The new design aligns the look of the ECFMG Certificate with the Intealth identity and represents another step in our ongoing business transformation. Please visit About Us on Intealth’s website to learn … Read More
The Application for Pathways for ECFMG Certification for the 2024 Match has reopened for international medical graduates (IMGs) who need to meet the clinical and communication skills requirements for ECFMG Certification through a Pathway and wish to participate in the 2024 National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency Match® (The Match®). The new deadline for … Read More
Update: The Application for the 2024 Pathways has reopened with a new deadline of February 15, 2024. Please see the announcement. ECFMG has extended the deadlines for submitting documentation required for certain Pathways from January 31, 2024 to February 15, 2024, as outlined below. Pathway 1: The new deadline for receipt of current documentation confirming … Read More
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