Thanks for responding, Apparently, they won't let you sit. I have tried communicating w/ ECFMG I was told that since Jun 2004, once you've passed the Tests, you can't retake them. This is shoching as I clearly remember that once could retake them after 7 yrs. They appear to limit this to only people in Med school currently or who have been specifically requested to resit by State Boards.( Of course, I cannot find any Board that allows one to take step 3 without a yr of residency!)
Just recheck it with ECFMG. I'm sure you must have misunderestood it. No matter what your previous result was, if it is more than 7 years, your old score is no longer valid and you have to retake the exam.
For ECFMG certification you now need to pass the three exams USMLE
STEP-1 ,STEP-2CK and USMLE
STEP-2CS within a SEVEN YEAR PERIOD. This you keep in mind.
Since you have passed your two exams before the year 2004,but you have not passed the FORMER CSA also.To you the following applies.Read it carefully:
Time Limit for Completing Examination Requirements
ECFMG policy requires that applicants pass those USMLE
Steps or Step Components required for ECFMG Certification within a seven-year period. Once an applicant passes a Step or Step Component, the applicant will have seven years to pass the other Step(s) or Step Component(s) required for ECFMG Certification. This seven-year period begins on the exam date for the first Step or Step Component passed and ends exactly seven years from this exam date. If an applicant does not pass all required Steps and Step Components within a maximum of seven years, the applicant’s earliest USMLE
passing performance will no longer be valid for ECFMG Certification.
Example: An applicant took his first Step or Step Component on October 1, 2006 and passed. The applicant has through October 1, 2013 to take and pass all other Step(s) and Step Component(s) required for ECFMG Certification. If he does not take and pass all other required Step(s) and Step Component(s) on or before October 1, 2013, his passing performance on the October 1, 2006 exam would no longer be valid for ECFMG Certification.
This seven-year limit does not apply to the former ECFMG CSA because the CSA was not a USMLE
Step or Step Component. Applicants who satisfied the clinical skills requirement for ECFMG Certification by passing the CSA are required to pass only Step 1 and Step 2 CK within a seven-year period for ECFMG Certification. For these applicants, the seven-year period begins on the date the first USMLE
Step or Step Component is taken and passed, regardless of when the CSA was passed.
On June 14, 2004, USMLE
Step 2 CS became a requirement for ECFMG Certification, replacing the ECFMG CSA as the exam that satisfies the clinical skills requirement. As part of the USMLE
, Step 2 CS may be subject to the seven-year time limit for ECFMG Certification as described below:
If an applicant’s earliest USMLE
passing performance that is valid for ECFMG Certification took place on or after June 14, 2004, the applicant is required to pass Step 1, Step 2 CK, and, if required for ECFMG Certification, Step 2 CS within a seven-year period for ECFMG Certification.
If an applicant’s earliest USMLE
passing performance that is valid for ECFMG Certification took place before June 14, 2004, the applicant is required to pass only Step 1 and Step 2 CK within a seven-year period for ECFMG Certification; if required for ECFMG Certification, Step 2 CS can be passed outside the seven-year period.
Important Note: These policies apply only to ECFMG Certification. The USMLE
program recommends to state medical licensing authorities that they require applicants to pass the full USMLE
sequence (including Step 3, which is not required for ECFMG Certification) within a seven-year period. The USMLE
program also recommends to state medical licensing authorities a limit on the number of attempts allowed to pass each Step or Step Component. See Time Limit and Number of Attempts Allowed to Complete All Steps and Retakes in the USMLE
[bleep] of Information. Some state medical licensing authorities accept the USMLE
-recommended limits, but others do not. You should contact the FSMB for general information and the medical licensing authority of the jurisdiction where you plan to apply for licensure for definitive information, since licensure requirements vary among jurisdictions. Additionally, applicants who retake a previously passed Step or Step Component to comply with a time limit should understand the implications for Step 3 eligibility of a failing attempt on a retake. See Official Performance of Record for Examinees Retaking a Previously Passed Step in the USMLE
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