{"id":43,"date":"2010-12-29T15:06:23","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T15:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/?p=43"},"modified":"2011-08-15T04:46:42","modified_gmt":"2011-08-15T04:46:42","slug":"update-new-fees-for-changing-appointments-at-prometric-test-centers-effective-january-1-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/2010\/12\/29\/update-new-fees-for-changing-appointments-at-prometric-test-centers-effective-january-1-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: New Fees for Changing Appointments at Prometric Test Centers Effective January 1, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Effective January 1, 2011, Prometric will charge a fee if USMLE examinees change testing appointments (e.g., reschedule, cancel, change test center location) at Prometric Test Centers <strong>thirty or fewer days<\/strong> before their scheduled test date. No fee is charged for changing testing appointments 31 or more days prior to the first day of the scheduled test.<\/p>\n<p>The date that you change your appointment, using local time at the Regional Registration Center for the Prometric Testing Region, will determine whether you pay a fee and the amount of this fee:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you change your appointment 31 or more days before (but not including) the first day of your scheduled test date, there is no fee.<\/li>\n<li>If you change your appointment fewer than 31 days but more than 5 days before (but not including) the first day of your scheduled test date, there is a $50 fee.<\/li>\n<li>If you change your appointment 5 or fewer days before (but not including) the first day of your scheduled test date, there is a higher fee. This fee varies by Prometric Testing Region and by exam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For complete information and a schedule of fees, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usmle.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">USMLE website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This policy applies only to appointments for USMLE Step 1, Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK), and Step 3. For information on the fees associated with changing testing appointments for Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS), refer to <em>Rescheduling<\/em> in the ECFMG <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/resources\/publications.html#ib\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Information Booklet<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #888888;\">(posted December 22, 2010; updated December 29, 2010)<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective January 1, 2011, Prometric will charge a fee if USMLE examinees change testing appointments (e.g., reschedule, cancel, change test center location) at Prometric Test Centers thirty or fewer days before their scheduled test date. 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