Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
As part of the transition to the ECFMG 2023 Information Booklet and 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, … Read More
Update: On-line services have been restored. Due to an unplanned power outage at our Philadelphia office, all of our on-line services are currently unavailable. Individuals are onsite working to resolve the issue, but we do not have an expected time of resolution. We apologize for the inconvenience. Updates will be posted here as soon as … Read More
Residency Tokens for the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) 2023 application season are now available through ECFMG’s On-line Applicant Status and Information System (OASIS). You can use a 2023 Token to register at the MyERAS website of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), effective Tuesday, June 28, 2022, and begin work on your residency application. If … Read More
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has issued residency interview guidance for the 2022-2023 residency selection cycle. AAMC encourages medical schools, sponsoring institutions, specialty societies, and residency programs to carefully consider the recommendations to help ensure an equitable and successful residency selection process. To view the recommendations, see AAMC Interview Guidance for the 2022-2023 … Read More
The on-line Application for Pathways for ECFMG Certification for 2023 Match is now open. If you are an international medical graduate (IMG) who needs to meet the clinical and communication skills requirements for ECFMG® Certification and you intend to participate in the 2023 National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency Match® (The Match®) you must apply to a … Read More
Please note that you can no longer use ECFMG’s OASIS to request a Token for the ERAS 2022 season. If a program requests that you submit an ERAS application for the 2022 season and you do not already have a 2022 Token, please call (215) 966-3520 to reach an ERAS Support Services representative to request a 2022 … Read More
Detailed information on the Pathways for ECFMG® Certification for the 2023 Match is now available on the ECFMG website. The 2023 Pathways are for international medical graduates (IMGs) who need to meet the clinical and communication skills requirements for ECFMG Certification and who plan to participate in the 2023 National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency Match® (The … Read More
International medical graduates (IMGs) can use Pathways to meet certain requirements for ECFMG Certification and to participate in the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency Match® (The Match®). The Pathways evaluate IMGs’ clinical and communication skills—skills that are critically important to participate in U.S. graduate medical education (GME) and to provide supervised patient care. In order … Read More
There is a link between medical student performance on the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) and the accreditation status of the medical schools those students attend, according to a recent study by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER®). The study … Read More
Effective January 1, 2022, fees for the following ECFMG applications/service requests will increase: The fee for Application for ECFMG Certification will be $160. The examination fees for United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) will be $985 for each exam registration. The fee for an extension of eligibility … Read More
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