ECFMG Pathway Deadlines-2022 Match

Per the ECFMG Pathways 2022 applicants: Please remember that it is your responsibility to ensure that ECFMG receives required documentation in support of your application by the published deadlines. See the page for the Pathway to which you are applying for deadlines. http://ow.ly/6svy50HeiKS

Pathway 1 is for applicants who currently hold or have recently held a license/registration to practice medicine without supervision. If you meet the eligibility requirements for Pathway 1, you may apply now using the online Application for Pathways for ECFMG Certification for 2022 Match.

Pathway 2 is for applicants who have not yet obtained a license/registration to practice medicine without supervision (Pathway 1), but who successfully completed a secure, standardized clinical skills exam as a requirement for medical licensure or registration in a country other than the United States.

Applicants who failed the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) Component of the United States Medical Licensing Examination^® (USMLE^®) one or more times are not eligible to apply to Pathway 2. Applicants who failed Step 2 CS one or more times must apply to Pathway 6 in order to meet the clinical and communication skills requirements for ECFMG Certification, regardless of whether they meet the eligibility requirements for other Pathways.

Pathways 3, 4, and 5 are for applicants who have not yet obtained a license/registration to practice medicine without supervision (Pathway 1) and who have not already passed an acceptable standardized clinical skills exam for medical licensure (Pathway 2). An applicant to Pathway 3, 4, or 5 must be a student or recent graduate of a medical school that meets eligibility requirements established by ECFMG.

Applicants who failed the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) Component of the United States Medical Licensing Examination^® (USMLE^®) one or more times are not eligible to apply to Pathway 3, 4, or 5. Applicants who failed Step 2 CS one or more times must apply to Pathway 6 in order to meet the clinical and communication skills requirements for ECFMG Certification, regardless of whether they meet the eligibility requirements for other Pathways.

Pathway 6 is for applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements for Pathway 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 and/or have failed the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) component of the United States Medical Licensing Examination^® (USMLE^®) one or more times.

APPLICATIONS FOR ECFMG PATHWAY Deadlines 1-6 MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN December 15, 2021.

The preceding information is current as of December 28th, 2021 and is subject to change. Please check the ECFMG website frequently for updates regarding ECFMG Pathways and deadlines

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