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- Application for ECFMG Certification
- Important Note
- The information submitted in your Application for ECFMG Certification will become a part of your permanent ECFMG record.
- Examinations for ECFMG Certification
- Examination Requirements
Following review, the ECFMG Medical Education Credentials Committee determined the individual had engaged in irregular behavior and took action to bar the individual from admission to all ECFMG examinations and from ECFMG Certification.
is a prerequisite to submitting an application for examination The ECFMG Medical Education Credentials Committee reviewed an allegation of irregular behavior in connection with an individual who provided false information to ECFMG as part of the ECFMG On-line Authentication Process, which is a prerequisite to submitting an application for examination. During the on- line authentication process, the individual certified he had not previously submitted an application for examination to ECFMG when he had not only previously applied for, but had taken examinations. Following review, the ECFMG Medical Education Credentials Committee determined the individual had engaged in irregular behavior and took action to bar the individual from admission to all ECFMG examinations and from ECFMG Certification.
submitted to ECFMG The ECFMG Medical Education Credentials Committee reviewed an allegation of irregular behavior in connection with an individual who submitted a fraudulent medical diploma and provided false information on an application submitted to ECFMG. Following review, the ECFMG Medical Education Credentials Committee determined the individual had engaged in irregular behavior and took action to bar the individual from admission to all ECFMG examinations and bar the individual from ECFMG Certification.
Last updated: September 15, 2011
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Application for ECFMG Certification To be eligible for ECFMG Certification, you must complete an Application for ECFMG Certification. You can access the Application for ECFMG Certification through Interactive Web Applications (IWA) on the ECFMG website. There is no fee associated with the Application for ECFMG Certification. You must have your USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number before you can begin the Application for ECFMG Certification. You must complete an Application for ECFMG Certification before you can apply to ECFMG for examination.
Certification on September 15, 2010. International medical students/graduates who by this date had met the examination requirements for ECFMG Certification and are applying to ECFMG for examination (for example, to retake an exam for the purpose of meeting a time limit imposed by a state medical licensing authority) are not required to complete an Application for ECFMG Certification. As part of the Application for ECFMG Certification, you will be asked to confirm the name, date of birth, and gender in your ECFMG record. If this information is incorrect, you must have the information in your ECFMG record changed to reflect your correct name, date of birth, and/or gender before you can complete the Application for ECFMG Certification. Instructions for how to correct this information will be provided at the time of application. If you are a medical school student, you will be asked to confirm that you are officially enrolled in a medical school located outside the United States and Canada that is listed in the
(IMED) and that the “Graduation Years” in IMED for your medical school are listed as “Current.” If you are a medical school graduate, you will be asked to confirm that you are a graduate of a medical school located outside the United States and Canada that is listed in IMED and that your graduation year is included in the school’s IMED listing. To confirm that you meet these requirements, access IMED through the ECFMG website. Finally, the Application for ECFMG Certification will require you to confirm your understanding of the purpose of ECFMG Certification and to consent to a release of legal claims. The information submitted in your Application for ECFMG Certification will become a part of your permanent ECFMG record. Once submitted to ECFMG, your Application for ECFMG Certification typically becomes valid immediately, allowing you to apply for examination. A notification will be sent to the e-mail address in your ECFMG record confirming receipt of your Application for ECFMG Certification. Once your Application for ECFMG Certification has been submitted to ECFMG, it typically remains valid throughout the certification process. You can use OASIS
to confirm that you have submitted an Application 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 | Time Limit for Completing Examination Requirements
To be eligible for ECFMG Certification, you must satisfy both the medical science examination and clinical skills requirements. To satisfy these requirements, you must pass Step 1 and Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Step 2 of the USMLE has two separately administered components, the Clinical Knowledge (CK) component and the Clinical Skills (CS) component. There are time limits for completing the examination requirements for ECFMG Certification. See
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Examinations for ECFMG Certification.. Passing performance on certain formerly administered examinations can be used to meet these requirements. See
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Clinical Skills Requirement in Examinations for ECFMG Certification.
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