ECFMG

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

Charting Outcomes in the Match for International Medical Graduates (2nd Edition) Now Available

October 10, 2016

The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) has recently published the second edition of Charting Outcomes in the Match for International Medical Graduates: Characteristics of International Medical Graduates Who Matched to Their Preferred Specialty in the 2016 Main Residency Match. The publication was compiled using data collected through the Main Residency Match®, such as Match success, … Read More

AAMC’s Recommendations for Revising the Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)

October 10, 2016

In 2014, based on growing concerns about the effectiveness and format of the Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) formed the AAMC MSPE Task Force to reevaluate the organization’s established guidelines for preparing MSPEs. After an initial round of research and feedback review, the AAMC MSPE Task Force developed … Read More

New Features in Step 3 Examination

October 4, 2016

The National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®) has developed new software to deliver the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®). The new software incorporates user-adjustable display features, specifically text magnification, image magnification, and reverse color (color inversion). The new features were introduced in Step 1 examinations administered beginning May 2016, and in Step 2 CK examinations … Read More

Step 3 – Delay in Score Reporting

October 4, 2016

If you need to receive Step 3 scores before May 10, 2017 it is recommended that you take the exam no later than December 31, 2016. Most Step 3 scores are reported within 4 weeks of testing. However, because of necessary modifications to the test item pool, as well as a change to new test … Read More

Step 2 CS – Limited Hotel Availability in Philadelphia April 2017

September 15, 2016

Please be advised that between April 27, 2017 and April 29, 2017, hotel availability in Philadelphia will be limited and rates may be higher than usual. Examinees planning to take the USMLE® Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) exam in Philadelphia should note that while the Philadelphia Clinical Skills Evaluation Collaboration (CSEC) test centers will remain … Read More

2017 Information Booklet on ECFMG Certification and Application Materials Now Available

September 8, 2016

ECFMG’s 2017 Information Booklet on ECFMG Certification and the 2017 exam application materials are now available on the ECFMG website. For Step 1/Step 2 CK, you can use the 2017 materials to apply for: available Step 1/Step 2 CK eligibility periods ending in 2016 (September 2016-November 2016 and October 2016-December 2016) and all Step 1/Step … Read More

REMINDER: Incomplete IWA Exam Applications Will Be Deleted on September 6

August 31, 2016

As part of the transition to the ECFMG 2017 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 … Read More

Health Professions Council of South Africa Joins ECFMG’s EPIC

August 30, 2016

ECFMG is pleased to announce its partnership with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to incorporate ECFMG’s Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPICSM) into HPCSA’s process for assessing the medical credentials of South Africa’s international medical graduates (IMGs), those physicians who obtained their basic medical qualification outside of South Africa. HPCSA now requires … Read More

Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria Joins ECFMG’s EPIC

August 16, 2016

ECFMG is pleased to announce that the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has incorporated ECFMG’s Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPICSM) into its process for assessing the medical credentials of internationally educated physicians who apply for registration to practice medicine in Nigeria, or who plan to take the Council’s Assessment Examination. The Council now … Read More

MyECFMG Mobile App Update Offers New Features for ERAS Applicants

August 5, 2016

ECFMG is pleased to announce that an update is now available for the MyECFMG mobile app. This update offers new features for users who wish to participate in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS®). The first feature enables an applicant to purchase a 2017 ERAS residency Token. The second enables a repeat applicant to select … Read More

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