Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
With the introduction of the restructured Step 3 examination in 2014, the USMLE program no longer requires examinees to apply for Step 3 under the eligibility requirements of a specific medical licensing authority. All other Step 3 eligibility requirements (i.e., medical degree, passing Steps 1-2, ECFMG certification for IMGs) remain applicable, as do all other … Read More
The United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued travel notices for several countries in connection with the Ebola Virus outbreak. For the most current information concerning affected countries, please see http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/ebola. If you reside in or have recently traveled to any country subject to a travel notice, or if you might have come … Read More
Due to a major international event scheduled for September 22-27, 2015 in Philadelphia, hotel availability will be limited and rates may be higher than usual. Examinees planning to schedule a USMLE® Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) exam in Philadelphia in September 2015 should note that while the Philadelphia Clinical Skills Evaluation Collaboration (CSEC) test centers … Read More
ECFMG is pleased to announce that an update is now available for the MyECFMG mobile app that offers new features to users. The update enables anyone who downloads the app to easily view the latest news headlines from ECFMG without having to log in to the app. Users with an assigned USMLE/ECFMG identification number and … Read More
The United States Medical Licensing Examination Program provides reasonable and appropriate accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act for individuals with documented disabilities who demonstrate a need for accommodation. The USMLE Composite Committee has directed that USMLE score reports and transcripts issued on or after September 10, 2014 will not include an annotation … Read More
The ECFMG 2015 Information Booklet and the 2015 exam application materials are now available on the ECFMG website. For Step 1/Step 2 CK, you can use the 2015 materials to apply for: available Step 1/Step 2 CK eligibility periods ending in 2014 (September 2014-November 2014 and October 2014-December 2014) and all Step 1/Step 2 CK eligibility periods … Read More
ECFMG has been selected as a live-streaming affiliate for TEDMED 2014, the health and medicine edition of the world-famous TED conference. TEDMED 2014 will take place September 10-12 with stages in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. ECFMG is proud to be a part of this global discussion that aims to seed the innovations in health … Read More
As part of the transition to the ECFMG 2015 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
ECFMG and its Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPIC) are proud to sponsor the 11th International Conference on Medical Regulation of the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA 2014), which will take place September 9-12 in London. As a conference partner, we look forward to supporting IAMRA’s important functions of sharing information and best … Read More
Beginning January 1, 2015, the rescheduling fees for the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) examination will change. If you have a scheduled testing appointment and are unable to take the exam on your scheduled test date or at your scheduled center, you may cancel your scheduled testing appointment and reschedule for a different date and/or center, … Read More
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