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The ECFMG(r) Reporter An E-Newsletter for International Medical Graduates Pursuing Graduate Medical Education in the United States Issue 105 - December 5, 2006 ********************************************** IN THIS ISSUE: - IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STEP 1 AND STEP 2 CK REGISTRANTS: CHANGE FROM PAPER TO ELECTRONIC SCHEDULING PERMITS ********************************************** IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STEP 1 AND STEP 2 CK REGISTRANTS: CHANGE FROM PAPER TO ELECTRONIC SCHEDULING PERMITS As announced in the 2007 Information Booklet, scheduling permits for Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) are changing from paper documents to electronic documents. This change will take effect on December 7, 2006. Beginning on this date, only electronic scheduling permits will be issued for Step 1/Step 2 CK; applicants will access their electronic scheduling permits using ECFMG's Interactive Web Application (IWA). Traditional, orange paper scheduling permits will no longer be mailed to registered applicants. This change will not affect scheduling permits for Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS). After this change takes effect, ECFMG will continue to send e-mail notification to applicants when their Step 1/Step 2 CK registrations are complete, and the National Board of Medical Examiners(r) (NBME(r) will continue to issue the scheduling permits. However, beginning December 7, 2006, the NBME will issue the permits in electronic format. ECFMG will send a second e-mail, within about one week of the first, to notify registered applicants that their scheduling permits are available; this message will include instructions for accessing the electronic scheduling permit using IWA. Consistent with current procedures, if the beginning of an applicant's assigned eligibility period is more than six months away, the scheduling permit will not be available and the second e-mail will not be sent until approximately six months before the beginning of the assigned eligibility period. Applicants must print a copy of the electronic scheduling permit and bring it to the test center on their exam date. Consistent with current policy, applicants who do not bring their scheduling permit to the test center on their exam date will not be permitted to take the exam. If you are registered for Step 1/Step 2 CK before December 7, 2006 and receive a paper orange scheduling permit in the mail, you can bring the paper orange permit to the test center on your exam date. If you require a reprint of your paper orange scheduling permit on or after December 7, 2006, you may access and print an electronic version of the permit using IWA. If you do not bring either the paper orange scheduling permit or a copy of the electronic permit to the test center on your exam date, you will not be permitted to take the exam. Registered applicants whose name of record is changed or whose Step 1/Step 2 CK eligibility period is extended receive new scheduling permits reflecting these changes. If these changes are processed on or after December 7, 2006, the new scheduling permit will be electronic, regardless of whether the first scheduling permit was paper or electronic. These applicants must access and print the new electronic scheduling permit and bring a copy to the test center on their exam date. ********************************************* ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION As an organization, ECFMG is committed to providing information on issues of importance to international medical graduates. We realize that many individuals would like updated information on developing issues related to ECFMG Certification and entry into graduate medical education in the United States. As a result, ECFMG has developed The ECFMG(r) Reporter to provide international medical graduates worldwide with timely, objective information on current topics of interest. It is our hope that this newsletter will allow physicians educated outside the United States and Canada to make informed choices on issues that shape their careers. Previous issues of The ECFMG(r) Reporter are available on the ECFMG website. Subsequent issues will be posted to the ECFMG website as they are published. To access previous issues, visit the ECFMG website at www.ecfmg.org/reporter. Interested individuals can join or leave The ECFMG(r) Reporter mailing list at any time. To join or leave, visit The ECFMG Reporter home page at www.ecfmg.org/reporter. Please do not reply to this message. Messages received at this address will not receive responses. We hope you find these updates helpful. Thank you for your interest in ECFMG. Copyright (c) 2006 by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG(r)). All rights reserved.
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