The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) offers a very cool interactive timeline for the residency application process on the ECFMG website. Here is the link. It’s useful for international/ foreign medical graduates and U.S. medical students as well.
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IMG Performance in the 2013 Match – Good News and Bad News
The good news is that a greater number of IMGs (International Medical Graduates) matched to first-year positions in the 2013 Match compared to last year’s. According to the ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates® ), 6,311 of the 12,683 IMGs who participated matched, which was an increase of 1,425 compared to 2012. The bad news is that that number only translates into 49.8% of IMGs’ matching to first year positions.
Although international medical schools are a good option for some candidates, it is worth noting these numbers if you are a pre-med considering an international school.
For IMGs Participating in the 2014 Match
International Medical Graduates who are planning to participate in this coming year’s match should note that the ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) ERAS Support Services will not longer accept paper documents. All of an applicant’s supporting documents must be submitted electronically. For more information about how different documents (transcripts, photographs, letters of recommendation) should be submitted, click here.
Step 2 CS Changes
In 2004, a team was created to initiate a multi-year, comprehensive review of the USMLE program. This team, called the Composite Committee, is comprised of the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) and the American public.
Last month this team announced some “enhancements” to Step 2 CS that are scheduled to start the middle of this year. Here is a summary of those changes. Updated practice materials for Step 2 CS will be posted to the USMLE website in March 2012.
ERAS Support Services at ECFMG to Start Live Chat Option
I have found the ERAS support services at ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) to be very helpful. The representatives respond to my questions quickly via email. On September 1 ERAS support services at ECFMG are launching a live chat option to answer questions about ERAS.
Representatives will be available to live chat M-F 8a-5p EST. You will be able to access the Live Chat service here. Starting September 1, you will find a link to the Live Chat service on every associated web page.
Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to
stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital.
She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated
Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more
