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Examinations for ECFMG Certification
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- Examinations for ECFMG Certification
- Medical Science Examination Requirement
- Clinical Skills Requirement
- Time Limit for Completing Examination Requirements
- If your earliest USMLE passing performance that is valid for ECFMG Certification took place on or after June 14, 2004
- If your earliest USMLE passing performance that is valid for ECFMG Certification took place before June 14, 2004
Examinations for ECFMG Certification Examination Requirements | The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) | Registration and Test Delivery Entities | Medical Science Examination Requirement | Clinical Skills Requirement |
Time Limit for Completing Examination Requirements
Step 1 and Step 2 CK of the USMLE are the exams currently administered that satisfy this requirement. To meet the medical science examination requirement for ECFMG Certification, international medical students/graduates must pass both Step 1 and Step 2 CK within a specified period of time. See Time Limit for Completing Examination Requirements in Examinations for ECFMG Certification. ECFMG also accepts a passing performance on the following former examinations to satisfy the medical science examination requirement for ECFMG Certification: ECFMG Examination, Visa Qualifying Examination (VQE), Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in the Medical Sciences (FMGEMS), and the Part I and Part II Examinations of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). Combinations of exams are also acceptable. Specifically, if you have passed only part of the former VQE, FMGEMS, or the NBME Part I or Part II, you may combine a passing performance on the basic medical science component of one of these exams or USMLE Step 1 with a passing performance on the clinical science component of one of the other exams or USMLE Step 2 CK, provided that the components are passed within the period specified for the exam program. Additionally, ECFMG accepts a score of 75 or higher on each of the three days of a single administration of the former Federation Licensing Examination (FLEX), if taken prior to June 1985, to satisfy this requirement.
for Step 3 is no longer accepted. See Formerly Administered Examinations in the USMLE Bulletin of
. You should also contact the FSMB for general information and the medical licensing authority of the jurisdiction where you plan to apply for licensure for definitive information on licensure requirements.
Copyright © 2011 by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. All rights reserved.
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Examinations for ECFMG Certification Examination Requirements | The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) | Registration and Test Delivery Entities |
Medical Science Examination Requirement | Clinical Skills Requirement | Time Limit for Completing Examination Requirements
Step 2 CS of the USMLE is the exam currently administered that satisfies this requirement. Specific time limits for passing Step 2 CS for ECFMG Certification may apply. See
in Examinations for ECFMG Certification. International medical students/graduates who have both passed the former ECFMG CSA and achieved a score acceptable to ECFMG on an English language proficiency test (such as the TOEFL exam or the former ECFMG English Test) can use these passing performances to satisfy the clinical skills requirement for ECFMG Certification.
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Examinations for ECFMG Certification Examination Requirements | The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) | Registration and Test Delivery Entities |
Medical Science Examination Requirement |
Clinical Skills Requirement Completing Examination Requirements
ECFMG policy requires that international medical students/graduates pass those USMLE Steps and Step Components required for ECFMG Certification within a seven-year period. This means that once you pass a Step or Step Component, you will have seven years to pass the other Step(s) or Step Component(s) required for ECFMG Certification. This seven-year period begins on the exam date for the first Step or Step Component passed and ends exactly seven years from this exam date. If you do not pass all required Steps and Step Components within a maximum of seven years, your earliest USMLE passing performance will no longer be valid for ECFMG Certification. Example: An international medical graduate took his first Step or Step Component on October 1, 2006 and passed. He has through October 1, 2013 to take and pass all other Step(s) and Step Component(s) required for ECFMG Certification. If he does not take and pass all other required Step(s) and Step Component(s) on or before October 1, 2013, his passing performance on the October 1, 2006 exam would no longer be valid for ECFMG Certification. This seven-year limit does not apply to the former ECFMG CSA because the CSA was not a USMLE Step or Step Component. International medical students/graduates who satisfied the clinical skills requirement for ECFMG Certification by passing the CSA are required to pass only Step 1 and Step 2 CK within a seven-year period for ECFMG Certification. For these individuals, the seven-year period begins on the exam date for the first USMLE Step or Step Component passed, regardless of when the CSA was passed. On June 14, 2004, USMLE Step 2 CS became a requirement for ECFMG Certification, replacing the ECFMG CSA as the exam that satisfies the clinical skills requirement. As part of the USMLE, Step 2 CS may be subject to the seven-year time limit for ECFMG Certification as described below:
after June 14, 2004, you are required to pass Step 1, Step 2 CK, and, if required for ECFMG Certification, Step 2 CS within a seven-year period for ECFMG Certification.
Certification; if required for ECFMG Certification, Step 2 CS can be passed outside the seven-year period. If you have passed a Step or Step Component but this passing performance is no longer valid for ECFMG Certification, you may request an exception to retake the previously passed exam that is no longer valid. See Reexamination and Reapplication in Applying for Examination. Important Note: The USMLE program recommends to state medical licensing authorities that they require applicants to pass the full USMLE sequence (including Step 3, which is not required for ECFMG Certification) within a seven-year period. See Number of Attempts Allowed to Complete All
USMLE Bulletin of Information . You should contact the FSMB for general information and the medical licensing authority of the jurisdiction where you plan to apply for licensure for definitive information, since licensure requirements vary among jurisdictions. Additionally, applicants who retake a previously passed Step or Step Component to comply with a time limit should understand the implications for Step 3 eligibility of a failing attempt on a retake. See Official
USMLE Bulletin of Information .
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