ECFMG On-line Services Unavailable February 14-16

Due to scheduled maintenance, ECFMG’s on-line services are expected to be unavailable beginning at approximately 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 14, 2020. Services are expected to be restored by 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 16, 2020. All times are calculated using Eastern Time in the United States.

During this maintenance period, you will be unable to access most ECFMG on-line services, including the following:

IWA—Interactive Web Applications
OASIS—On-line Applicant Status and Information System
Step 2 CS Calendar and Scheduling
IAN—IMG Advisors Network
EMSWP—ECFMG Medical School Web Portal, and its programs for medical schools and other institutions:
- Status Verification
- Credentials Verification
- Performance Data
- EMSWP ERAS
- GEMx_SM for Partner Institutions
CVS ON-LINE—Certification Verification Service On-line
EVNet—Exchange Visitor Network (for staff of U.S. training programs that host ECFMG-sponsored exchange visitor physicians)
EPIC^SM—Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials
- Physician Portal
- Report Portal
GEMx on-line services for students
MyECFMG mobile app

The World Directory of Medical Schools also will be unavailable during this maintenance period.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work to maintain high-quality on-line services.

Latest on 2023 Accreditation Requirement Published in Journal of Medical Regulation

Want to know more about the 2023 Medical School Accreditation Requirement, including how and why the requirement was developed, its current status, and what’s to come? The February 2020 issue of the Journal of Medical Regulation features an article titled “Advancing the Quality of Medical Education Worldwide: ECFMG’s 2023 Medical School Accreditation Requirement.”

Christine Shiffer, Regulatory Affairs Manager for ECFMG|FAIMER, penned the article with colleagues Dr. Jack Boulet, Vice President for Research and Data Resources; Lisa Cover, Senior Vice President for Business Development and Operations; and Dr. William W. Pinsky, President and CEO of ECFMG and Board Chair of FAIMER.

For more information, be sure to visit the 2023 Accreditation section of our website at www.ecfmg.org/accreditation. The section includes the requirement’s eligibility guidelines and implementation plan, as well as a one-page overview in 11 languages. Inquiries about the requirement can be sent to [email protected].