Due to scheduled maintenance, ECFMG’s Interactive Web Applications (IWA) will be unavailable beginning at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. Services are expected to be restored by 8:00 p.m. on the same day. All times are calculated using Eastern Time in the United States.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to maintain high-quality on-line services.
Due to required updates, ECFMG’s on-line services are expected to be unavailable for a brief period beginning at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. Services are expected to be restored by 7:00 p.m. on the same day. All times are calculated using Eastern Time in the United States.
During this update period, you will be unable to access most ECFMG on-line services, including the following:
The World Directory of Medical Schools also will be unavailable during this update period.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to provide high-quality on-line services.
Due to scheduled maintenance, certain ECFMG on-line services are expected to be unavailable beginning at approximately 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 20, 2019. These services are expected to be restored by 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2019. All times are calculated using Eastern Time in the United States.
During this maintenance period, you will be unable to access the following:
Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to maintain high-quality on-line services.
Most Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) scores are reported within four weeks of testing. However, because of necessary annual modifications to the test item pools, delays occur for examinees who test at certain times of the year.
The United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) has announced that examinees testing during the following dates may experience delays in score reporting:
Why is this important to know?
If you need to receive a score before a certain date, plan to take that exam before the projected score delay windows to avoid missing deadlines.
Examinees should monitor the USMLE website for more information.
ECFMG’s 2020 Information Booklet on ECFMG Certification and the 2020 exam application materials 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.
For the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) Step 1/Step 2 CK, you can use the 2020 materials to apply for:
For USMLE Step 2 CS, you can use the 2020 materials to obtain a 12-month eligibility period that begins on the date that the processing of your application is completed. You will be notified once ECFMG has processed your application.
Please monitor the ECFMG website, and follow ECFMG on Facebook and Twitter, for updates and important information.
(posted August 8, updated August 28)
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 26, 2019.
During this maintenance period, you will be unable to perform any IWA transactions, including working on or submitting an Application for ECFMG Certification or USMLE exam application, accessing a USMLE scheduling permit, or requesting an extension of a USMLE Step 1 or Step 2 CK eligibility period.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to maintain high-quality on-line services.
As part of the transition to the ECFMG 2020 Information Booklet and exam application materials, any United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) 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 the United States, on Monday, August 26, 2019. If you have begun but not yet submitted the on-line part of an exam application when IWA becomes unavailable on August 26, your incomplete application will be deleted. If your application is deleted, you will be required to begin a new application in order to apply for examination.
Due to scheduled maintenance, certain ECFMG on-line services will be unavailable beginning at approximately 5:00 p.m. on August 7, 2019. Services are expected to be restored by 6:00 p.m. on the same day. All times are calculated using Eastern Time in the United States.
During this maintenance period, you will be unable to access the following:
Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to maintain high-quality on-line services.
USMLE score reports will not be released during the week of July 4th, 2019. Regular score reporting will resume on Wednesday, July 10th, 2019.
Examinees should monitor the USMLE website for the latest information.
UPDATE: ECFMG has completed the scheduled maintenance, and all on-line services are now available. Thank you for your patience. Last updated June 15, 2019, 7:09 pm US EDT.
Due to scheduled maintenance, ECFMG’s on-line services will be unavailable beginning at approximately 8:00 a.m. on June 15, 2019. Services are expected to be restored by 5:00 p.m. on the same day. All times are calculated using Eastern Time in the United States.
During this maintenance period, you will be unable to access the following:
The World Directory of Medical Schools also will be unavailable during this maintenance period.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to maintain high-quality on-line services.