Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Information for international medical students/graduates (IMGs) on the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) 2025 application season is now available. If you plan to apply for U.S. residency positions that begin in July 2025, please visit the following sections of the ECFMG website for important information. ERAS Support Services Requirements for 2025 Pathways for ECFMG Certification Most … Read More
Information on the 2025 Pathways for ECFMG Certification is now available on the ECFMG website. The 2025 Pathways are intended for international medical graduates (IMGs) who need to meet the clinical skills requirement and the communication skills requirement for ECFMG Certification. These requirements are among the examination requirements that IMGs must meet in order to … Read More
The success of IMGs in pursuing graduate medical education (GME) in the United States remains strong with significant increases in the number of physicians obtaining first-year training positions, according to the results of the 2024 Main Residency Match® (The Match®) announced Friday by the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®). A total of 9,045 IMGs obtained … Read More
The Application for Pathways for ECFMG Certification for the 2024 Match has reopened for international medical graduates (IMGs) who need to meet the clinical and communication skills requirements for ECFMG Certification through a Pathway and wish to participate in the 2024 National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency Match® (The Match®). The new deadline for … Read More
Update: The Application for the 2024 Pathways has reopened with a new deadline of February 15, 2024. Please see the announcement. ECFMG has extended the deadlines for submitting documentation required for certain Pathways from January 31, 2024 to February 15, 2024, as outlined below. Pathway 1: The new deadline for receipt of current documentation confirming … Read More
To facilitate the transition to the new MyIntealth™ environment, the deadline for submitting applications to the Pathways for ECFMG Certification for the 2024 Match has changed to December 31 at 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET) in the United States. This means that international medical graduates (IMGs) who need to meet the clinical and communication skills … Read More
Intealth and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), two leaders in the education and training of physicians, held a seminar November 19 in Chicago to promote physician well-being. The seminar, funded in part by the U.S. Department of State, focused on the unique needs of foreign national physicians training in the United … Read More
Information for international medical students/graduates (IMGs) on the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) 2024 application season is now available. If you plan to apply for U.S. residency positions that begin in July 2024, please visit the following sections of the ECFMG website for important information. ERAS Support Services Requirements for ECFMG Certification for 2024 Match … Read More
Information on the Pathways for ECFMG® Certification for the 2024 Match is now available on the ECFMG website. The 2024 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 2024 National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency … 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
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