ECFMG On-line Services Unavailable September 18-20

Due to scheduled maintenance, ECFMG’s on-line services are expected to be unavailable beginning at approximately 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2020. Services are expected to be restored by 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, 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
Application for Pathways for ECFMG Certification for 2021 Match
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.

ECFMG’s IWA Unavailable September 29-30

Due to required maintenance, ECFMG’s Interactive Web Applications (IWA) will be unavailable for up to 24 hours, beginning at approximately 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time in the United States, on September 29, 2020.

During this maintenance period, you will be unable to perform any IWA transactions, including working on or submitting an Application for ECFMG Certification or United States Medical Licensing Examination^® (USMLE) exam application, and accessing a USMLE scheduling permit.

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

Incomplete USMLE Exam Applications in IWA Will Be Deleted on September 29

As part of the transition to the ECFMG 2021 Information Booklet and exam application materials, any USMLE exam applications that have been saved but not submitted via ECFMG’s IWA will be deleted. If you have a saved exam application in IWA, you must complete and submit the application, including payment, by 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time in the United States, on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. If you have begun but not yet submitted the on-line part of an exam application when IWA becomes unavailable on September 29, your incomplete application will be deleted. If your application is deleted, you will be required to begin a new application in order to apply for examination.