The ECFMG(r) Reporter : EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2011: NEW FEES FOR CHANGING APPOINTMENTS AT PROMETRIC TEST CENTERS

The ECFMG(r) Reporter

An E-Newsletter for International Medical Graduates Pursuing Graduate Medical Education in the United States

Issue 163 - December 22, 2010


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IN THIS ISSUE:

- EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2011: NEW FEES FOR CHANGING APPOINTMENTS AT PROMETRIC TEST CENTERS

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EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2011: NEW FEES FOR CHANGING APPOINTMENTS AT PROMETRIC TEST CENTERS

Effective January 1, 2011, Prometric will charge a fee if USMLE examinees change testing appointments (e.g., reschedule, cancel, change test center location) at Prometric Test Centers thirty or fewer calendar days before their scheduled test date. No fee is charged for changing testing appointments 31 or more calendar days prior to the first day of the scheduled test.

The date that you change your appointment, using local time at the Regional Registration Center for the Prometric Testing Region, will determine whether you pay a fee and the amount of this fee.

- If you change your appointment 31 or more calendar days before (but not including) the first day of your scheduled test date, there is no fee.

- If you change your appointment fewer than 31 calendar days but more than 5 business days before (but not including) the first day of your scheduled test date, there is a $50 fee.

- If you change your appointment 5 or fewer business days before (but not including) the first day of your scheduled test date, there is a higher fee. This fee varies by Prometric Testing Region and by exam.

For complete information and a schedule of fees, visit the USMLE website at www.usmle.org .

This policy applies only to appointments for USMLE Step 1, Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK), and Step 3. For information on the fees associated with changing testing appointments for Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS), refer to Rescheduling in the ECFMG Information Booklet, available on the ECFMG website at www.ecfmg.org .


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