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
Two United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) Step 1 changes may coincide in early 2022. First, Step 1 score reporting will transition to pass/fail only for administrations on or after January 26, 2022. Second, as part of best practices for licensing and certification examinations, the USMLE program reviews the minimum passing score of each Step exam … Read More
To protect the integrity of the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) program and more closely match the USMLE attempt limits imposed by state medical boards in the majority of states, effective July 1, 2021, the USMLE attempt limit policy will change, as previously announced. The change will reduce an examinee’s total number of allowable attempts … Read More
United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) Step 1 score reporting will transition to pass/fail outcomes only for administrations on or after January 26, 2022. Step 1 examinations administered before January 26 will include a three-digit numeric score. Outcomes for Step 1 administrations occurring before January 26, 2022 will continue to include a three-digit score and pass/fail. … Read More
Step 3 Eligibility Requirements Reinstated; New Information Added to USMLE Transcripts; Attempt Limits Set at Four The United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) Composite Committee, the governing body of USMLE comprised of medical educators, regulators, and members of the public, recently met to determine how the discontinuation of the Step 2 Clinical Skills examination (Step … Read More
In early 2020, in conjunction with the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) program, ECFMG®|FAIMER® elected to automatically extend eligibility periods for international medical students/graduates (IMGs) who were registered for USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) and to temporarily waive the fee for eligibility period extensions. These accommodations were made in order … Read More
In March 2020, ECFMG|FAIMER elected to temporarily waive the fee associated with testing region changes for Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) of the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) in order to give examinees flexibility in scheduling examinations during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Since then, individuals and organizations have made significant adjustments … Read More
Most Step 1 scores are reported within 3-4 weeks of testing. However, because of necessary annual modifications to the test item pools, there will be a delay in reporting for some examinees who test beginning on or after the week of May 3, 2021. If you need to receive Step 1 scores before July 7, 2021, the … Read More
Effective January 1, 2021, fees for the following ECFMG applications/service requests will increase: The fee for Application for ECFMG Certification will be $150. The examination fees for United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) will be $975 for each exam registration. The fee for a Certification Verification Service … Read More
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