Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Please note that you can no longer use ECFMG’s OASIS or the MyECFMG mobile app to request a Token for the ERAS 2019 season. If a program requests that you submit an ERAS application for the 2019 season and you do not already have a 2019 Token, please call (215) 966-3520 to reach an ERAS Support Services … Read More
Growth in Primary-care Specialties Offers Enhanced Opportunities International medical graduates (IMGs) showed strong performance in the 2019 Main Residency Match®, according to results published today by the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®). The NRMP Match determines where medical school graduates will enter residency (medical specialty) training each year in the United States. While the overall … Read More
Most score reporting of Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) results occurs within four weeks of testing. However, because of necessary modifications to the test item pool, there will be a delay in reporting for some examinees who test beginning the week of June 23, 2019. The target date for reporting Step 2 CK scores for … Read More
Update: The problem impacting our phone system has been resolved. ECFMG is currently experiencing technical difficulties that may impact your ability to contact us by phone. Thanks for your patience as we work on a solution. We will publish an update as soon as one is available.
Liz Ingraham, Assistant Vice President for Communications and External Affairs at ECFMG, was interviewed for The Premed Years podcast about the process for international medical graduates who want to pursue graduate medical education in the U.S. She also talked about the role of ECFMG in the process, and the recently launched Guidance on Medical School … Read More
ECFMG will be closed in observance of the Presidents’ Day holiday on Monday, February 18. We will be unavailable for calls and e-mails until we reopen at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on Tuesday, February 19.
Most score reporting of USMLE Step 1 results occurs within four weeks of testing. However, because of necessary modifications to the test item pool, there will be a delay in reporting for some examinees who test beginning the week of May 5, 2019. The target date for reporting Step 1 scores for most examinees testing the … Read More
A redesigned version of the USMLE Step 3 examination score was implemented for examinees testing on or after October 1, 2018. The new format is now being implemented for the Step 1 and Step 2 CK examinations. Examinees taking Step 1 and Step 2 CK on or after January 15, 2019 will receive the new score report. The … Read More
ECFMG will be closed in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday, January 21. We will be unavailable for calls and e-mails until we reopen at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time in the United States, on Tuesday, January 22.
NBC10 Philadelphia on Monday aired a story on the importance of international medical graduates (IMGs) to the U.S. health care system featuring ECFMG President and CEO William W. Pinsky, M.D. You can see the story at https://bit.ly/2ClGCH0. NBC10 correspondent Matt DeLucia also interviewed Dr. Arturo Rios-Diaz, an ECFMG-certified physician currently under ECFMG J-1 visa sponsorship … Read More
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