Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
On August 20, ECFMG|FAIMER published additional information on the new requirements for ECFMG Certification for the 2021 Match. The new information includes detailed instructions for applying to the pathways, which will allow qualified IMGs who have not passed Step 2 CS to meet the requirements for ECFMG Certification and the 2021 Match. Information on required … Read More
Updated practice materials are available for examinees planning to take the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) Step 1 exam on or after October 20, 2020 and for examinees planning to take Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) on or after November 11, 2020. The updated materials reflect the previously announced Step 1 and Step 2 CK content distribution changes. Read the … Read More
ECFMG®|FAIMER® has established five pathways that will allow qualified international medical graduates (IMGs) who have not passed Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) of the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) to meet the requirements for ECFMG Certification. These pathways are available to eligible IMGs who plan to enter U.S. graduate medical education (GME) for the … Read More
On May 15, the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) program announced that content distribution changes on Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) would be delayed until at least September 2020 because of the impact COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has had on USMLE testing. Below is the current timetable for implementing these changes: Beginning in October 2020, Step 1 … Read More
The following announcements provide details on new score reporting policies set by the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) Composite Committee for the Step 1 examination and the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) examination. As a medical licensing examination, the USMLE program has a responsibility to produce transcripts that report a complete exam history for … Read More
Applications for ECFMG Certification from citizens of Muslim-majority countries have decreased since 2016 which could exacerbate gaps in the U.S. physician workforce, according to an article co-authored by ECFMG|FAIMER executives and published July 6 in the JAMA Network Open, an on-line publication of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The article, Prevalence of International … Read More
To obtain stakeholder input on the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) assessment and how clinical skills would be ideally assessed for licensure in the future, the USMLE program will be contacting a wide group of medical educators, clinicians, patient advocates, examinees, and others over the next 2 weeks to … Read More
ECFMG will be closed in observance of the Independence Day holiday on Friday, July 3. We will be unavailable for calls and e-mails until we reopen at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, July 6. All times are calculated using Eastern Time in the United States.
Delayed Change to USMLE Attempt Limit Policy In February 2020, the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) program announced a reduction in the allowable number of exam attempts on each Step or Step Component from six to four that would go into effect no earlier than January 1, 2021. Due to the reduced testing capacity … Read More
On June 16, the Coalition for Physician Accountability, of which ECFMG|FAIMER is a member, released its report titled Recommendations for Away Rotations and Interviews for Graduate Medical Education Fellowship Applicants During the 2020-2021 Academic Year. The report builds on the Coalition’s work to address aspects of the transition from medical school to residency during COVID-19 (Coronavirus). … Read More
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