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- Your ECFMG Record
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Your ECFMG Record USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number | Your Name | Changing 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 Your Name in Your ECFMG Record. The name you submit on your exam application will appear on your exam scheduling permit. Your name, as it appears on your scheduling permit, must exactly match the name on the form(s) of identification you present at the test center. Please review your scheduling permit for details and limited exceptions. See information on required identification under Taking the Examination in The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). 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. ECFMG will send you an e-mail notification when your revised scheduling permit is available. You must present the revised scheduling permit at 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
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
in Medical Education Credentials 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 7, 2017 Copyright © 2017 by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. All rights reserved. Page 8
Your ECFMG Record USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number | Your Name | Changing Your Name | Contact Information Changing Your Name 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 a 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 and that you are using this new name consistently. 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 U.S. Passport Card (a one-page document that includes your photograph and the expiration date) See additional information on documents in Important Notes below.
revised scheduling permit reflecting this change will be issued. ECFMG will send you an e-mail notification when your revised scheduling permit is available. You must present the revised scheduling permit at 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
Last updated: September 7, 2017 Copyright © 2017 by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. All rights reserved. Page 9
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