Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) has been named a 2011 winner of The Principal® 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security. Presented by The Principal Financial Group®, The Principal 10 Best Companies is a national program recognizing growing companies that excel at helping employees build their financial futures through excellent benefits programs. … Read More
The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) is pleased to announce a comprehensive redesign of its website at http://www.ecfmg.org. Launched on August 15, the new site has been designed to provide enhanced service to users of ECFMG’s programs and others with an interest in ECFMG’s mission, activities, and resources. In creating the new website, … Read More
For the ninth consecutive year, the number of first-year (PGY-1) residency positions offered through the Match increased. A total of 23,421 first-year positions were offered in the 2011 Match, held earlier this month. This represents an increase of 612 positions compared to last year and an increase of more than 2,800 positions since 2002. The … Read More
Currently, the USMLE program accepts either a valid Standard ECFMG Certificate or a valid Fifth Pathway certificate (issued through December 31, 2009) from international medical graduates for purposes of meeting Step 3 eligibility requirements. The governing committee of the USMLE program and the USMLE parent organizations (the Federation of State Medical Boards and the National … Read More
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