ECFMG News | World Directory of Medical Schools to Replace International Medical Education Directory (IMED) in 2015 for Purposes of Determining Eligibility for ECFMG Certification

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

World Directory of Medical Schools to Replace International Medical Education Directory (IMED) in 2015 for Purposes of Determining Eligibility for ECFMG Certification

December 16, 2014

By mid-2015, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) will use the World Directory of Medical Schools in determining the eligibility of its applicants for the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) and for ECFMG Certification. ECFMG will begin to use the World Directory when it is fully operational. Until such time, ECFMG continues … Read More

Updated Abbreviation List for Step 2 CS Patient Notes

November 4, 2014

Examinees complete a patient note after each patient encounter in the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) examination. A list of common abbreviations that may be used in the notes is included in the Step 2 Clinical Skills Content Description and General Information booklet, and is posted at each computer station at all Clinical Skills Evaluation … Read More

USMLE Score Interpretation Guidelines

November 4, 2014

USMLE Score Interpretation Guidelines (SIG) have been posted to the USMLE website. Examinees should read the full announcement on the USMLE website.

New Display Features To Be Piloted in Practice Sessions

November 4, 2014

Practice Sessions are primarily intended to provide examinees with the opportunity to become familiar with the Prometric Test Center environment. From time to time, the USMLE program uses Practice Sessions to pilot new features and get feedback from examinees. Three new user-adjustable display features will be piloted in USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge … Read More

State Board Sponsorship for Step 3 Discontinued

October 24, 2014

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

A Message about the Ebola Outbreak for Individuals Scheduled to Take USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS)

October 22, 2014

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

September 2015 Hotel Availability for USMLE Step 2 CS Examinees Testing in Philadelphia

October 16, 2014

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

MyECFMG Mobile App Update Offers New Features

September 26, 2014

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

Score Reporting of Administrations with Accommodations

September 11, 2014

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

2015 Information Booklet and Application Materials Now Available

September 11, 2014

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

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