Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
ECFMG staff will attend the World Health Professions Regulation Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 21-22. We look forward to meeting international health professions regulators and to learning more about the challenges they face as they work to protect the public. We also look forward to answering questions about ECFMG’s Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials … Read More
The USMLE Committee for Individualized Review (CIR) meets periodically throughout the year to review cases involving allegations of irregular behavior by applicants and/or examinees. At its recent meetings, the CIR considered multiple cases involving the following: falsifying information, including the creation of falsified score reports seeking to obtain unauthorized access to examination materials communicating about … Read More
The 2017 schedule provides guidelines regarding when a result for a Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) exam date will be reported. Click here to view the schedule.
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
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