Educational commission for foreign medical graduates
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- Changing or Verifying Your Name
- This certifies that the names [name on document] and [name in ECFMG record] belong to one and the same person.
Your ECFMG Record USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number | Your Name | Changing or Verifying Your Name | Contact Information Your Name You must ensure that the name in your ECFMG record is your correct and current legal name. This name will appear on your Standard ECFMG Certificate once you have met all requirements for certification. You must use this name consistently in all communications you send to ECFMG, including applications and requests for other services. Failure to use the name in your ECFMG record consistently in all communications with ECFMG may delay exam registration. It may also prevent you from taking an exam for which you are registered and scheduled. You can check the name in your ECFMG record on-line using OASIS
. If you legally change your name, you must submit acceptable documentation to ECFMG to change the name in your ECFMG record. See Changing or Verifying Your Name in Your ECFMG Record. The name you submit on your exam application will appear on your exam scheduling permit. The name on your scheduling permit, including the spelling, must match exactly the name on the form(s) of identification you present at the test center. Refer to your scheduling permit for limited exceptions. See Acceptable Identification in Taking the Examination. If the name on your scheduling permit has been misspelled, contact ECFMG immediately by e-mail, telephone, or fax. Use the contact information for General Inquiries on the Contact ECFMG page of the ECFMG website. If you change the name in your ECFMG record while you are registered for an exam, a revised scheduling permit reflecting this change will be issued; you can print the revised scheduling permit by accessing IWA
. You must bring the revised scheduling permit to the test center on your exam date. Name changes must be received and processed by ECFMG no later than seven business days before your testing appointment, or you will not be able to test. If you have a valid Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) on file with ECFMG, it will be invalidated when the name in your ECFMG record is changed, and you will be required to complete a new Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) the next time you apply for examination. If the name on your medical diploma, transcript, or other credential does not match exactly the name in your ECFMG record, you must submit documentation, as described in Changing or Verifying Your Name in
Your ECFMG Record that verifies the name on your medical diploma, transcript, or other credential is (or was) your name. See Name on Medical Diploma and Transcript(s) in Medical Education Credentials for examples of common name discrepancies that require name verification.
Last updated: September 15, 2011
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Your ECFMG Record USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number | Your Name | Changing or Verifying Your Name | Contact Information
If you have legally changed your name and want to request a change of name in your ECFMG record, send a completed
to ECFMG. Form 182 is available in the Resources section of the ECFMG website and from ECFMG, upon request. Form 182 requires you to provide an explanation of the reason for the name change and must be accompanied by a photocopy of the appropriate document(s), as defined on Form 182. ECFMG must be able to determine from the document(s) you submit that your name has legally changed from the name currently in your ECFMG record to the name you are requesting to appear in your record. This means that it may be necessary for you to submit more than one document to support your name change request. For the purpose of changing your name, the document(s) you provide must be unexpired (if applicable). These documents may include: Passport (including the pages with your photograph and the expiration date) Birth certificate Marriage certificate Official court order U.S. Resident Alien Card U.S. Naturalization Certificate Attestations and affidavits are not acceptable as documentation to change or verify your name. Please do not submit an original document; a photocopy of the document is sufficient. If the name in your ECFMG record is correct but this name does not match exactly your name as listed on your medical diploma, transcript, or other credential, you must verify that the name on these documents is (or was) your name. To verify your name, send to ECFMG a photocopy of one of the documents listed above that verifies the name on your medical diploma, transcript, or other credential. As an alternative to one of the documents listed above, ECFMG will accept for purposes of verifying your name a letter from the Dean, Vice Dean, or Registrar of your medical school that verifies that the name on your medical diploma, transcript, or other credential is (or was) your name. If you choose to submit a letter from your medical school to verify the name on your medical diploma, transcript, or other credential, the letter must be signed by the Dean, Vice Dean, or Registrar. The letter you submit must be written on your medical school’s letterhead. The letter must include the following statement: This certifies that the names [name on document] and [name in ECFMG record] belong to one and the same person. The document(s) you send must show your name exactly as it appears on your medical diploma/transcript. All documents submitted to change or verify your name that are not in English must be accompanied by an official English translation that meets ECFMG’s translation requirements. See English Translations in Medical Education Credentials. All documents submitted to change or verify your name, including translations, will become a part of your permanent ECFMG record and will not be returned to you.
it will be invalidated when the name in your ECFMG record is changed, and you will be required to complete a new Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) the next time you apply for examination.
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