Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Accrediting agencies are encouraged to apply now to prepare for ECFMG’s 2023 accreditation requirement In September 2010, ECFMG announced that, effective in 2023, physicians applying for ECFMG Certification will be required to graduate from a medical school that has been appropriately accredited. Since that announcement, a process for recognizing the agencies that accredit medical schools … Read More
New program will promote partnership and exchange in undergraduate medical education worldwide ECFMG® is pleased to announce the launch of its Global Education in Medicine Exchange (GEMxSM), a new program to promote global partnership and student exchange opportunities in undergraduate medical education worldwide. Launched last month following a one-year pilot, GEMx serves both medical schools … Read More
Effective January 1, 2015, fees for some ECFMG services will increase. The fees that will increase include: The examination fees for USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) will increase from $850 to $865 for each exam registration. The examination fee for Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) will increase from $1,480 to $1,505 … Read More
By mid-2015, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) will use the World Directory of Medical Schools in determining the eligibility of its applicants for the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) and for ECFMG Certification. ECFMG will begin to use the World Directory when it is fully operational. Until such time, ECFMG continues … Read More
The United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued travel notices for several countries in connection with the Ebola Virus outbreak. For the most current information concerning affected countries, please see http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/ebola. If you reside in or have recently traveled to any country subject to a travel notice, or if you might have come … Read More
ECFMG is pleased to announce that an update is now available for the MyECFMG mobile app that offers new features to users. The update enables anyone who downloads the app to easily view the latest news headlines from ECFMG without having to log in to the app. Users with an assigned USMLE/ECFMG identification number and … Read More
The ECFMG 2015 Information Booklet and the 2015 exam application materials are now available on the ECFMG website. For Step 1/Step 2 CK, you can use the 2015 materials to apply for: available Step 1/Step 2 CK eligibility periods ending in 2014 (September 2014-November 2014 and October 2014-December 2014) and all Step 1/Step 2 CK eligibility periods … Read More
ECFMG has been selected as a live-streaming affiliate for TEDMED 2014, the health and medicine edition of the world-famous TED conference. TEDMED 2014 will take place September 10-12 with stages in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. ECFMG is proud to be a part of this global discussion that aims to seed the innovations in health … Read More
As part of the transition to the ECFMG 2015 Information Booklet and exam application materials, any USMLE exam applications that have been saved but not submitted via ECFMG’s Interactive Web Applications (IWA) will be deleted. If you have a saved exam application in IWA, you must complete and submit the application, including payment, by 5:00 … Read More
ECFMG and its Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPIC) are proud to sponsor the 11th International Conference on Medical Regulation of the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA 2014), which will take place September 9-12 in London. As a conference partner, we look forward to supporting IAMRA’s important functions of sharing information and best … Read More
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