USMLE
The U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is a three-step examination program that is a prerequisite for U.S. medical licensure. Step 1 focuses on key concepts of basic biomedical science. Step 2 examines medical knowledge of clinical science essential for the provision of patient care under supervision. Step 3 (offered only in the United States) focuses on physician tasks and clinical encounters.
Steps 1 and 2 of the examination are offered outside the United States and are required by the
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) as part of their certification program. ECFMG certification assesses whether graduates of medical schools outside the United States are prepared to undertake residency or fellowship programs in the United States.
To be eligible for ECFMG certification, medical school graduates must:
Document having received their final diploma from a medical school listed in
ECFMG's International Medical
Education Directory.
Pass medical and clinical knowledge exams--step 1 and step 2 of the USMLE.Take the TOEFL to demonstrate English proficiency.
Pass the Clinical Skills Assessment (held in the United States, in Philadelphia, PA).
All of these steps must be completed successfully
within a certain time period stipulated by USMLE/ECFMG.
For further information, please refer to the ECFMG
Web site or review an ECFMG/USMLE information
bulletin.
AMIDEAST maintains a supply of test bulletins with
all pertinent information about the USMLE, including
the registration form. You may also download or request
a bulletin from ECFMG.
The USMLE is not currently administered in Gaza. Please check the
ECFMG Web site for countries
currently offering the test.
You must first have your application reviewed by ECFMG, which will specify an
eligibility period during which you may register for testing. You may then
register at AMIDEAST or, if you cannot go to AMIDEAST, you may also register
directly with ECFMG by mail, fax, or on-line.
It is important for you to be familiar with the kinds of questions asked on the USMLE. There are several ways to prepare.
Practice with the CD-ROM and print test questions provided free by ECFMG to all registrants
Purchase USMLE preparation materials from AMIDEASTStudy U.S. medical texts
Arrive at the test center at the time designated on your admission ticket. Check-in procedures take time. If you arrive late, you may not be admitted to the test, and you will forfeit your test fees.
Bring photobearing identification, as described in the ECFMG registration bulletin-passport, driver's license, national identity card, or other form of government-issued identification. If identification does not have your signature, you will need to show a second form of identification that does.
Bring your test confirmation information.
Your official scores will be mailed from the United States about two weeks after the test. Please allow time for them to arrive by international mail.
If you do not receive your score report, you must send a written request for a duplicate score report to ECFMG. Duplicate reports requested more than
sixty days after the test administration will be provided as USMLE transcripts and will incur a transcript fee.
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