Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
To participate in the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency Match®, international medical students/graduates must have passed all exams required for ECFMG Certification. If you plan to participate in the 2017 Match (in March 2017) and still need to pass Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS), you should register now to take the examination. To help ensure … Read More
ECFMG is pleased to announce that it has selected William W. Pinsky, MD, as its next President & Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Dr. Pinsky also will serve as Board Chair of ECFMG’s Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER®). A distinguished pediatric cardiologist, educator, and medical executive, Dr. Pinsky will … Read More
ECFMG is proud to be a sponsor of this year’s Annual Meeting of the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) in San Diego, California, from April 28-30. If you plan to attend, we invite you to join us for an ECFMG-sponsored breakfast on the morning of Friday, April 29, and to visit our exhibitor table … Read More
ECFMG’s 2015 Annual Report is now available. The Report provides information on ECFMG’s programs and developing initiatives, a variety of data on international medical graduates who pursue ECFMG Certification, and the many programs offered by ECFMG’s foundation. To view ECFMG’s 2015 Annual Report, please visit www.ecfmg.org/resources/ECFMG-2015-annual-report.pdf.
Due to severe flooding in Houston, the USMLE Step 2 CS exam will not be administered at the Houston test center today, Monday April 18. The Clinical Skills Evaluation Collaboration (CSEC), which administers the Step 2 CS exam, is in the process of contacting affected examinees. If you are scheduled to take Step 2 CS … Read More
Please note that you can no longer use ECFMG’s OASIS to request a Token for the ERAS 2016 season. If a program requests that you submit an ERAS application for the 2016 season and you do not already have a 2016 Token, please call (215) 966-3520 to reach an ERAS Support Services representative to request … Read More
For the 14th consecutive year, the number of first-year (PGY-1) residency positions offered through the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency Match® increased. A total of 27,860 first-year positions were offered in the 2016 Match. This represents an increase of 567 positions compared to last year and an increase of more than 7,200 positions … Read More
The American Medical Association International Medical Graduates (AMA-IMG) Section invites you to attend its Symposium commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the AMA-IMG Caucus, which will take place April 2-3 in Irvine, California. ECFMG is honored to be presenting at this event, which will focus on “IMG Contributions to American Medicine: What They Give Back.” See … Read More
Beginning May 22, 2016, USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills examinees may see a case in which the standardized patient provides a digital image (for example, a photograph, x-ray, MRI, or CT) on a tablet computer. Examinees will be able to enlarge the image. During the pre-session orientation, examinees will have an opportunity to view a … Read More
An updated Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) Content Description and General Information booklet is available. The updated booklet includes: A revised version of Patient Note Example 1. A warning about writing two diagnoses on the same line of the patient note is provided in the revised sample note. Language about the use of images in … Read More
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