USMLE EXAM APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR MUST …

1 Facebook Group For must -US EXAM APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR MUSTSTUDENTS AND GRADUATESB efore you start your APPLICATION , 1) Make sure you have a valid unexpired passport since you will use it as your identification form and your name on the APPLICATION should match the name on your passport and your medical )Order an Official Final Medical School Transcript ( university stamped to save time)3)Have Final Medical Diploma + English Transaltion (If you have the Diploma) OR English Graduation Statement + Statement of Date of Issuing Final Medical Diploma in English ( Me3ad el shahada el cartoon bel english)4)2 recent 5*5 Full Face Passport Sized )Credit Card/ Internet Visa Card to pay the fees for your exam. Note: if you are applying as a student, you do not need supporting documents from school.

2 You take the form ECFMG provided you with (Form 186) to one of the officials listed in the last page of this document, with a 5x5 photo and a plain A4 a USMLE /ECFMG ID Number To apply for any USMLE step exam, you should first have a record in ECFMG & to have a record in ECFMG, you must have a USMLE /ECFMG Identification Number. When you have the documents listed above, go to the ECFMG website: & Click on IWA (Interactive Web APPLICATION ) and then click on the last line reading "If you are a first-time user of ECFMG On-line Services, click here to establish an account." this will lead you to the page that you use to create your USMLE /ECFMG ID number. The next page will have instructions on How to Provide the Required Information to Obtain a USMLE Identification Number. Read through it carefully. When you finish reading, check the box at the bottom of the page "I confirm that I have read the above instructions.

3 " and click NEXT. In the next page they will ask you if you have ever submitted an APPLICATION to ECFMG. Check "No, I have never submitted an APPLICATION to ECFMG for any examination" and click NEXT. The next page is the form you should fill to get a USMLE /ECFMG ID number. It is divided into 3 main categories: 1) Your Biographic information, 2) Your current/degreemedical school 3) Your contact information. I will emphasize on the name as it is very important to write it the right way. Concerning the Name. It's composed of 2 name (Surname or Family Name) of Name (your first name & you middle name) 1 | P a g eFacebook Group For must -US it Exactly as it is on your Passport and Medical : Tarek Mohsen Mohamed Elshafi Last Name(Family/Surname): Elshafi Rest of the Name(First+Middle): Tarek Mohsen OR Tarek Mohsen MohamedDon't worry about the middle name do not care about 3-4 part can write your father's name or your father's and grandfather's name as shown above.

4 What matters is your First and Last name. Then fill out the rest of the form & click SUBMIT at the bottom of the page. Check your email address every once & while for a message from the ECFMG online services. In no more than 5 days, you will get your USMLE /ECFMG ID number & a one-time temporary password. Go to IWA & log in, the next page will ask you to change the password to a new permanent one. When you do so, you can now start applying for the exam step you want. Starting a New APPLICATION for step ( 1 or 2 CK/CS): The APPLICATION is composed of 23 items. If you are unsure about certain APPLICATION items, don't worry as you will be able to save the data and modify the APPLICATION data as long as you haven't submitted it. let's go through the items of the APPLICATION Item 1: Select an Exam. Choose step 1 or 2 CK or 2 CS ( whatever you're applying to) Item 2: Eligibility period: choose a three-month period during which you would like to take the exam.

5 Item 3: Testing region. For Egypt, choose the Middle East, not Africa Item 4: Examinees with Documented Disabilities. I have a documented disability and am covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act. I am requesting test accommodations for step 1. Check NO & click NEXT Item 5: Other Examination History and Applicant Number If you have previously submitted an APPLICATION to the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) for a Part ( like IFOM for example) or step examination, and you know the Identification Number issued to you, enter the Identification Number issued to you in the space provided. If not leave it blank & click NEXT Item 6: Name of Applicant. They show you your name as you have entered it before in the process of obtaining a USMLE /ECFMG ID number & ask you: "Is the name aboveyour correct and current legal name" check YES & click NEXT.

6 Item 7: Contact information: enter your address, your phone number, your Fax number (if you have one) & your email address. Item 8: US Social Security Number (for American Citizens and Green Card Holders) and/or National ID Number (enter your Passport Number) 2 | P a g eFacebook Group For must -US Item 9: Date and Place of Birth Item 10: Gender Item 11: Native language Item 12: Other Languages Spoken (voluntary to provide) What language(s), other than English, do you speak at home? check "Arabic" Item 13: Citizenship: at birth (Egypt), upon entering medical school (Egypt) & now (Egypt) Item 14: Ethnicity (voluntary to provide) Item 15: present employment Item 16: The ECFMG Reporter (don't read, click next) Item 17: Medical education status (choose Graduate if you finished 6 th year) Item 18: Medical school information: - Medical School that Awarded your Degree: Medical school country: choose Egypt then click "SELECT" & wait a moment until a list of Egyptian medical schools is generated then choose your medical school from which you graduated Identification number assigned to you by this medical school (ENTER YOUR UNIVERSITY ID number)- Dates of Attendance:Date you entered medical school.

7 Date you completed requirements for the final medical diploma (the last month of exams )Number of years attended: 6 ( if you spent more write how many years)D ate of Graduation: August or May (write down the year you finished your 6th year exams )Date medical diploma issued: the date when the university council certified your graduation certificate (August/May one year after graduation---if you graduated august 2012 then date ofmedical diploma is august 2013)Title of Medical degree: MB ChB - Internship: check "NO" under the statement "I was required to complete an internship prior to receiving my medical diploma" - Government/Social Service: check "no" under the statement "I was required to complete government/social service prior to receiving my medical diploma" Item 19: Other medical school(s) attended ( if you transferred from other medical school before joining must ) Item 20: other institution(s) attended Item 21: clinical clerkships.

8 ( leave it blank) Item 22: Medical Diploma. If you are a graduate and have your medical diploma with you, choose that option: I have graduated from medical school and am enclosing, with my Certification of Identification Form (Form 186), the ECFMG Medical Education Credentials Submission Form (Form 344); two copies of the Medical School Release Request (Form 345); two photocopies of my medical diploma with an English translation (if required); and a photograph"-Then enter your Name on Medical Diploma3 | P a g eFacebook Group For must -US Item 22: If you are a graduate but your Medical Diploma is not with you (Has not beenissued yet) choose that option: "I have graduated from medical school, but my medical diploma has not been " When you click NEXT, you get the following message: At this time, you can also apply for step 2 CK & step 2 CS.

9 If you only want to apply for step 1 , click "Continue" to proceed with the current APPLICATION . Item 23: Certification By Applicant - By checking the box below, I certify that I currently meet the examination eligibility requirements and that the information in this APPLICATION is true and accurate to the best of my I also certify and acknowledge that I have read the applicable edition (that which pertains to the eligibility period in which I take the exam) of the ECFMG Information Bookletand the USMLE Bulletin of Information, am aware of the contents of both publications, meet the eligibility requirements set therein, and agree to abide by the policies and procedures understand that (1) falsification of any part of this APPLICATION , or (2) the submission of any falsified documents to ECFMG, or (3) the submission of any falsified ECFMG documents to other agencies, or (4)

10 The giving or receiving of aid in the examination as evidenced either by observation at the time of the examination or by statistical analysis of my answers and those of one or more other participants in that examination, or engaging in other conduct that subverts or attempts to subvert the examination process, may be sufficient cause for ECFMG to bar me from the examination, to terminate my participation in the examination, to withhold and/or invalidate the results of my examination, to withhold a certificate, to revoke acertificate, or to take other appropriate action. (See the applicable edition of the ECFMG Information Booklet for additional details concerning Validity of Scores and Irregular Behavior.)I understand that the Standard ECFMG Certificate and any and all copies thereof remain theproperty of ECFMG and must be returned to ECFMG if ECFMG determines that the holder of the Certificate was not eligible to receive it or that it was otherwise issued in I request and authorize every person, medical school, university, hospital, government agency, or other entity to release information, records, diplomas, transcripts, and other documents concerning my professional education, academic status, or enrollment to ECFMG upon request of I hereby authorize ECFMG to transmit any information contained in this APPLICATION , or information that may otherwise become available to ECFMG, to any federal, state, or local governmental department or agency.