Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
The Boards of Trustees of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER®), both members of Intealth, elected four new trustees at their final meeting of the year on December 2-3. The new trustees will serve an initial four-year term with an option … Read More
Applicants participating in the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) 2022 Main Residency Match® (The Match®) must meet the following requirements by the NRMP Rank Order List Certification deadline on March 2, 2022, in order for ECFMG to verify to the NRMP that they have met the examination requirements for ECFMG Certification: Have passing results on … Read More
Applicants participating in the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) 2022 Main Residency Match® (The Match®) must meet the following requirements by the NRMP Rank Order List Certification deadline on March 2, 2022, in order for ECFMG to verify to the NRMP that they have met the examination requirements for ECFMG Certification: Have passing results on … Read More
The Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) is celebrating 20 years of accomplishments and service to world health with a virtual conference from October 20-22. Dr. Abraham Verghese, the noted physician and best-selling author, will provide the keynote address during the free three-day event. For more information and to register, please … Read More
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has announced that the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) is offering a new supplemental application designed to help applicants share more information about themselves. The goal of this additional information is to assist residency programs to better understand how the interests and experiences of applicants fit the program … Read More
The on-line application for Pathway 6 is now open. Pathway 6 is for applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements for Pathway 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 and/or have failed the former Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) component of the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®). Pathway 6 requires an applicant’s clinical skills to … Read More
ECFMG’s 2022 Information Booklet on ECFMG Certification and the 2022 exam application materials for international medical students/graduates (IMGs) are now available on the ECFMG website. The ECFMG Information Booklet is the definitive source of information on ECFMG Certification and is required reading for applicants. To be eligible for ECFMG Certification, IMGs must satisfy a number of requirements, … Read More
ECFMG|FAIMER has updated its Privacy Notice, effective August 9, 2021. We made these changes consistent with our continual efforts to provide you with transparency about how we collect, use, and share your Data and to ensure that our Notice accurately describes our current business practices. The changes also are intended to help ensure that our … 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 10, 2021. 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
As part of the transition to the ECFMG 2022 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 p.m., Eastern Time in … Read More
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