08/23/2025
For IMGs Pursuing ECFMG Certification
ssue 430 – August 19, 2025
In This Issue:
MyIntealth Now Available
Detailed Information and Online Application for 2026 Pathways Now Available
ECFMG’s 2026 Information Booklet on ECFMG Certification and 2026 Application Materials Available Now
MyIntealth Now Available
We are pleased to inform you that MyIntealth is now available at www.myintealth.app. After five days of careful transition, our new platform launched today, and our customer service centers are fully operational and prepared to support you.
Access MyIntealth
Visit www.myintealth.app to create your account. For additional support, watch this quick, how-to video.
Click MyIntealth Applicant Portal
Follow the prompts to verify your email and create your account
Note that active cases from the last few years have been transferred to MyIntealth
Support Resources
FAQs available at MyIntealth.org
User Guides and instructional videos in the Help section of MyIntealth and on our website
All international medical students and graduates pursuing ECFMG Certification must read the ECFMG 2026 Information Booklet to ensure they understand current procedural requirements
For more information, visit MyIntealth.org.
Thank you for your cooperation and patience during this transition. This enhanced user experience represents an important step forward in supporting you throughout your journey.
Detailed Information and Online Application for 2026 Pathways Now Available
Information on the 2026 Pathways for ECFMG Certification and Pathways Revalidation is now available on the ECFMG website. The 2026 Pathways are for international medical graduates (IMGs) who need to meet the clinical skills requirement and the communication skills requirement for ECFMG Certification, or who need to revalidate a previously accepted Pathway that is expired or expiring. IMGs also must meet the clinical and communication skills requirements in order to participate in the 2026 National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency Match® (The Match®), among other requirements. See Requirements for 2026 Pathways for ECFMG Certification for detailed information, including eligibility requirements, application instructions, required documentation, and associated deadlines.
Eligible IMGs can apply now using the online Application for 2026 Pathways for ECFMG Certification and Pathways Revalidation.
ECFMG’s Clinical Skills Evaluation and Attestation Portal also is now open for international medical schools who need to complete Clinical Skills Attestations for applicants to Pathway 3, 4, or 5, and for licensed physicians who need to complete the required Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) evaluations for applicants to Pathway 6. Visit the ECFMG website for important information for medical schools and physician evaluators.
ECFMG’s 2026 Information Booklet on ECFMG Certification and 2026 Application Materials Available Now
ECFMG’s 2026 Information Booklet on ECFMG Certification and the 2026 application materials for United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) for IMGs are now available on the ECFMG website. Applicants will use MyIntealth to apply. The ECFMG Information Booklet is the definitive source of information on ECFMG Certification. The USMLE Bulletin of Information is the definitive source of information on USMLE. Both publications are required reading for applicants.
To be eligible for ECFMG Certification, IMGs must satisfy a number of requirements, including the medical science examination requirement, the clinical skills requirement, and the communication skills requirement.
IMGs who need to meet the medical science examination requirement for ECFMG Certification will be able to use the 2026 USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK materials to apply for:
all available eligibility periods ending in 2025 and
all eligibility periods ending in 2026, beginning with the November 2025-January 2026 eligibility period.
IMGs who need to meet the clinical skills requirement and communication skills requirement for ECFMG Certification must use the Pathways.
IMGs should monitor www.ecfmg.org and follow on Instagram for updates and important information.
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