On-line Services Overview

Use the Interactive Web Applications (IWA) to:

• Obtain a USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number
• Complete the Application for ECFMG Certification, and download your Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) for notarization
• Apply for United States Medical Licensing Examination^® (USMLE^®) Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK)
• Access your Certification Statement (Form 183) if your medical school prefers to verify student/graduate status via paper form
• Read about ECFMG’s Provision of Performance Data to Medical Schools and request to withhold your exam results from your medical school
• Access your USMLE scheduling permit (when available)
• Request to extend a USMLE Step 1/Step 2 CK eligibility period

Use the Application for Pathways for ECFMG Certification to:

• Apply to a Pathway to meet the clinical skills and communication skills requirements for ECFMG Certification

Use the On-line Applicant Status and Information System (OASIS) to:

• Review and update your contact information
• Manage your financial accounts
• Monitor the status of your USMLE applications and medical education credentials
• Access your USMLE results
• Access ERAS Support Services
• Complete the physician portion of an on-line application for J-1 Visa Sponsorship

Use the ECFMG Credentials Upload Tool to:

• Submit the Final Medical Diploma and related documents to meet the medical education credentials requirement for ECFMG Certification

Use the World Directory of Medical Schools* to:

• Determine if your medical school meets eligibility requirements for ECFMG Certification

*Developed by the World Federation for Medical Education and FAIMER®, a member of Intealth, the World Directory of Medical Schools is the leading resource on medical schools worldwide. Click here to learn more.

Use the Clinical Skills Evaluation and Attestation Portal to:

• Complete the ECFMG Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) as a physician evaluator for individuals who have applied to meet the clinical skills and communication skills requirements for ECFMG Certification through Pathway 6

Use the Certification Verification Service (CVS) On-line to:

• Request confirmation of your ECFMG Certification status be sent to medical licensing authorities in the United States

Use the Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPIC) Physician Portal to:

• Build a web-based portfolio of your primary-source verified medical credentials
• Have reports on the authenticity of those credentials sent electronically to any organization anywhere in the world

Click here to learn more about EPIC.

Use the ECFMG Medical School Web Portal (EMSWP) to:

• Verify the status of your students and graduates who apply to ECFMG for USMLE
• Verify the medical education credentials of your students and graduates
• Access data on the USMLE performance of your students and graduates
• Upload and track supporting documents on behalf of your students and graduates participating in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS®) of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Click here to learn more about the services available to international medical schools.

Use the Clinical Skills Evaluation and Attestation Portal to:

• Complete Clinical Skills Attestations for students and graduates of your medical school who have applied to meet the clinical skills and communication skills requirements for ECFMG Certification through Pathway 3, 4, or 5

Use the Certification Verification Service (CVS) On-line to:

• Request confirmation of ECFMG Certification status of international medical graduates (requires signed authorization from the IMG)

Use the Exchange Visitor Network (EVNet)* to:

• Submit information to ECFMG about positions that have been offered to physicians who are applying to ECFMG for J-1 visa sponsorship
• Obtain reports on J-1 physicians currently sponsored by ECFMG

*For authorized Training Program Liaisons (TPLs) at U.S. teaching hospitals and research institutions

Use the Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPIC) Report Portal to:

• Access verification reports on the medical education, training, and registration/licensure credentials of individual physicians

Click here to learn more about EPIC.

Use the Employment Application to:

• Apply for open positions at Intealth