Serenity
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Hello, Please read and advice. I am an "old" IMG, I graduated from medical school in 1996. I wrote Steps I and II of the USMLE then and passed both the exams but not with good scores. I got married, had two kids, got another post-graduate degree and a job. Fast-forward to the present- i would now like to finish my graduate medical training (residency). I want to rewrite the exams (its been almost 10 years since i wrote Step I). I called the ECFMG and they said I would have to get permission from my state medical board to write the exams again as they are the ones that decide how long the scores are valid. I know some states have a 7-year limit to complete all steps while others observe a 10-year limit. I am in California which has a10-year limit. My question to the members/readers of this forum is this-has anybody been in a similar situation? Where should I start? Please advice.
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| drmamu
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Go to the web, find out the state medical committee, they will have some contact number for each state and start calling. If there are states where it is valid for more than 10 years, it may be possible for you to apply with the same score. If you dont have any visa issues, you are definite to get a lot of interviews
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| Asi
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I am in exactly similar situation. I got a letter from CA license board that my scores are no longer valid. I am planning to retake the exams.
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| IL
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I also gradauted at 1995. I passed step 1 and 2 8 years ago.
1. You dont have to retake the exams. I copy for you the paragraph which refers to this status at the ECFMG information booklet:
" • Earliest USMLE Passing Performance Before June 14, 2004
If an applicant’s earliest USMLE passing performance that is valid for ECFMG Certification took place
before June 14, 2004, the applicant is required to pass only Step 1 and Step 2 CK within a seven-year
period for ECFMG Certification. (If the applicant is required to pass Step 2 CS to satisfy the clinical skills
requirement for ECFMG Certification, the applicant will not be required to pass Step 2 CS during the
seven-year period in which the applicant must pass Step 1 and Step 2 CK.) "
2. I personallty don't think that you have to take the tests again if the reason is to elevate your score. When you go to an residency interview, ay e the las tink they see is your steps scores, everyone knows that those exams don't asses your capacity as a physician.
See you
IL
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