Sending Documents to ECFMG..................

hi folks,
           I am writing this post about what are the documents needed to take dates for Usmle exams and
          participating into Match.

    there may be two cases-
 
        1) you may be a medical student. means you have not completed your internship yet.
         2) you are a medical graduate. done with internship.

     Student- if you are a student then you dont need any extra document to take date for Step 1,Step 2CK
           and Step 2cs. you just to send the print out which you will get at the end of online application. this is  
           either form 183 aka Certification statement  of identification is paper certification required by ECFMG
           for applicants who r students enrolled in medical school that do not participate in ECFMG Medical  
           School Web Portal.


        doc-  Certification Statement (Form 183) only.

    Graduates- if you are a medical graduate then you need to send two copies of your medical diploma( degree) and a recent taken with in 6 months passport size photo along with the print out form that you get at the end of online application. that would be Form-186 Certification of Identification Form.


     doc- 1) Certification of Identification Form (Form 186)
             2)  two copies of medical diploma
             3)  one passport size photo
             4)  ECFMG Medical Education Credentials Submission Form (Form 344).
             5) Medical School Release Request (Form 345) to release your medical school transcript.


             plz review ths guide line for photocopies-  
                                                                                Reference Guide for Medical Education Credentials


             what ever the case you have to sent all these documents to the given address by the ECFMG.
             if you student then you will receive the email cofirmation that we have received your application 
             and after apprx 3 weeks you might get your confirmation of schedule which you had chosen  
              during application.
   
             if you are graduate then it will take bit longer time. because once ECFMG  receives your application along with all five docs then they will send your diploma to your medical college for verification and also the request for release form 345 to release your Medical school transcript.
well if you are lucky your college might do all the steps correctly but if they are not accustom to these stuff then here is a trick.


you try to contact your college and tell them that they gona receive a package with my name. and once they receive it you go there if possible get everything done under ur vision. and you might take all the documents and send them to advised address under college name as the sender.

so that is hectic step but you have to go through it. it just the beginning man.......... you have long way to go.