Certifying a Rank Order List for the NRMP Main Residency Match
Posted February 11th, 2022 by Dennis Abramson.
Categories: NRMP.
A quick post as we fast approach the NRMP’s Main Residency Match Rank Order List deadline. NRMP has published an excellent support guide to assist applicants in entering and certifying […]
Read MoreUSMLE, ECFMG, AAMC, ERAS, NRMP, ACGME, FSMB, and FCVS: The Complex Alphabet Soup of Becoming a Medical Doctor in the United States
Posted January 3rd, 2022 by Dennis Abramson.
Categories: ECFMG, Healthcare Litigation, Medical Licensing, NBME, NRMP, USMLE, xHospital Credentialing.
We received a lot of calls from aspiring doctors last year after publishing our blog post about becoming a physician in the United States, and we are always looking to […]
Read MoreIMG Pathways to Physician Licensure in the United States
Posted October 9th, 2021 by Dennis Abramson.
Categories: ECFMG, Medical Licensing, NBME, NRMP, USMLE.
Since our last blog post on the subject, our office has received questions from aspiring physicians regarding the prerequisites to obtaining a license to practice medicine in the United States. […]
Read MoreUSMLE Rolls Out App for Reporting Potential Exam Security Violations
Posted September 17th, 2021 by Dennis Abramson.
Categories: ECFMG, Medical Licensing, NBME, NRMP, USMLE.
Among the goals listed on its website, the USMLE Program strives “to assure fairness and equity to physicians through the highest professional testing standards”. If an examinee possesses unauthorized examination […]
Read MoreECFMG Updates Requirements for ECFMG Certification for 2022 Match
Posted September 10th, 2021 by Dennis Abramson.
Categories: ECFMG, Medical Licensing, NBME, NRMP, USMLE.
On September 7, 2021, ECFMG again updated its site to reflect answers to frequently asked questions regarding the Pathways required for ECFMG Certification. IMGs seeking to enter the 2022 Main […]
Read MoreECMFG Alternative Pathway Requirement – Passing the OET Exam
Posted July 21st, 2021 by Dennis Abramson.
Categories: ECFMG, Medical Licensing, NBME, NRMP, USMLE.
With the permanent discontinuance of the USMLE Step 2 CS examination, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (“ECFMG”) announced its plan to implement an additional pathway (that is, the […]
Read MoreObtaining a License to Practice Medicine in the United States of America
Posted July 15th, 2021 by Dennis Abramson.
Categories: ECFMG, Medical Licensing, NBME, NRMP, USMLE.
Navigating the process of obtaining a license to practice medicine in any jurisdiction in the United States confounds even the most sophisticated physicians. Making matters more complicated are the different […]
Read MoreECFMG Announces Additional Information on Pathway 6
Posted July 1st, 2021 by Dennis Abramson.
Today, ECFMG released additional information on applying for Temporary ECFMG Certification through Pathway 6. As previously reported in this blog on May 3, 2021, the 2022 Pathways to ECFMG Certification […]
Read More“Scoring” the new Pass/Fail USMLE Step 1 Examination
Posted June 29th, 2021 by Dennis Abramson.
Categories: ECFMG, Medical Licensing, NBME, NRMP, USMLE.
As previously reported on this blog in 2020 and again in April 2021, starting with Step 1 exams administered on January 26, 2021, the USMLE Program will change from a […]
Read MoreEligibility for Pathways for ECFMG Certification for 2022 Match
Posted May 3rd, 2021 by Dennis Abramson.
Categories: ECFMG, Medical Licensing, NBME, NRMP, USMLE, xHospital Credentialing.
As has been frequently reported on this blog (most recently here), the highly anticipated 2022 Pathways to ECFMG Certification – developed with the USMLE Program’s permanent discontinuance of the Step […]
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