Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
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
Updated practice and informational materials for the Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) examination have been posted to the USMLE website. These materials reflect the change in number of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) per block described in a prior announcement, as well as new test delivery software. Examinees planning to take a Step 2 CK examination on … Read More
Most score reporting of Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) results occurs within four weeks of testing. However, because of necessary modifications to the test item pool, as well as a change to new test delivery software, there will be a delay in reporting for some examinees who test beginning the week of July 10, 2016. … Read More
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
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
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
ECFMG is pleased to announce that it will resume processing of service requests in relation to applicants from and institutions in Sudan. ECFMG has been processing applications for the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) for applicants from Sudan. However, ECFMG has not been processing certain other service requests not related to administration of USMLE, … Read More
Most score reporting of Step 1 results occurs within four weeks of testing. However, because of necessary modifications to the test item pool, as well as a change to new test delivery software, there will be a delay in reporting for some examinees who test beginning the week of May 9, 2016. The target date … Read More
The National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®) has developed new software to deliver Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®). The new software incorporates user-adjustable display features, specifically text magnification and reverse color (color inversion). The new features will begin to be administered in Step 1 examinations during a transition period beginning … Read More
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