Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Existing On-line Services Restored – To ensure that our customers have access to critical services, we have restored our existing systems. Users can now access all services, including IWA, OASIS, CVS ON-LINE, EVNet, EMSWP, and our EPIC Portals. Click here for more information.
To ensure that our customers have access to critical services, we have restored our existing systems. Users can now access our existing on-line services to submit applications and other service requests, and to check the status of prior applications/requests. The launch of MyIntealth has been postponed.
While we will continue to prepare MyIntealth for launch, our priority is to ensure that customers have everything they need from us without further delay. We will reschedule the launch of MyIntealth for a later date to occur with minimal impact to those we serve and will provide updates as they become available.
MyIntealth is a new online environment for accessing services offered by Intealth and its divisions, ECFMG® and FAIMER®. MyIntealth will consist of a:
Through MyIntealth, users will be able to establish and maintain accounts, request services, manage payments, and retrieve important messages.
We are excited about the many new benefits MyIntealth will offer, including:
Learn more about the benefits of MyIntealth
Prior to launch, the information from your existing account(s) will be transferred to MyIntealth. Due to changes in our processes, some in-progress applications/requests cannot be transferred to MyIntealth. For certain applications/requests, we have established dates to assist applicants who want to complete in-progress items before MyIntealth launches. Please refer to the specific information for each service below.
Applicants should expect delays in processing for all services during the transition to MyIntealth, both before and after launch.
More detailed information about changes, potential processing delays, and preparing for launch is available on the Information for Existing Applicants web page.
| All Existing Applicants (ECFMG Certification, ERAS, J-1 Visa Sponsorship, CVS, and EPIC) |
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| Before the Pause in Services begins on January 10, 2024, 5:00 p.m. U.S. ET |
| Make sure that your e-mail address of record in our current systems is up-to-date |
| Before the Launch of MyIntealth on January 16, 2024 |
| Set up an account at a U.S. bank or obtain a credit card, if you don’t already have one, for future MyIntealth payments |
| Download Google Chrome, which provides the best experience when using MyIntealth |
| Existing ECFMG Certification Applicants Only (Certain Graduates) |
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| Before December 15, 2023, 6:00 p.m. U.S. ET |
| If you are a graduate whose credentials are not verified and accepted AND you are applying for examination before the transition to MyIntealth, ensure receipt of your exam application and all supporting documentation, and see information on verification of your status below |
| Existing ECFMG Certification Applicants Only (All Students and Graduates) |
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| Before December 31, 2023, 6:00 p.m. U.S. ET |
Ensure receipt of the following form(s), if you plan to make a request before the transition to MyIntealth:
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| Ensure receipt of your 2024 Pathways application, if required |
| No later than January 7, 2024 |
| If you have submitted the Application for ECFMG Certification but have not yet completed notarization of the Certification of Identification Form, or CIF (Form 186), have the CIF notarized* |
| Before the Pause in Services begins on January 10, 2024, 5:00 p.m. U.S. ET |
| Access your exam scheduling permit if you are scheduled to take a USMLE exam in January |
| If you have applied for examination, ensure that your medical school verifies your status |
| Existing Applicants for J-1 Visa Sponsorship Only |
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| Before January 4, 2024, 6:00 p.m. U.S. ET |
| Ensure receipt of any non-application requests and uploads. (Applications should be submitted after launch of MyIntealth.) |
| Existing EPIC Applicants Only |
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| Before December 31, 2023, 6:00 p.m. U.S. ET |
| Ensure receipt of the Name Change Request form, if you plan to make the request before the transition to MyIntealth |
| Ensure receipt of your request to establish an EPIC account, if you plan to make this request before the transition to MyIntealth, and see information on the EIF below |
| No later than January 7, 2024 |
| If you have established an EPIC account but have not yet completed online notarization of the EPIC Identification Form, or EIF, have the EIF notarized* |
* NotaryCam will accept appointments through January 7 to notarize CIFs and EIFs for processing by ECFMG before MyIntealth launches. Once MyIntealth launches, NotaryCam will resume appointments to notarize the Intealth Identification Form (IIF) produced by MyIntealth.
The dates above are provided as general guidance for applicants. For applications/requests received by the dates indicated, we will process as many as possible before MyIntealth launches. Receipt by the date(s) indicated does not guarantee that an application/request will be processed before MyIntealth launches. If an application/request cannot be completed in time and cannot be transferred, it will be rejected, and the applicant can submit a new request in MyIntealth. All dates/times are calculated using Eastern Time in the United States.
Existing entity users are individuals from various organizations that already work with Intealth. They include medical schools, medical regulatory authorities, U.S. graduate medical education (GME) programs, U.S. state licensing authorities, credential verification organizations (CVOs), and hospitals and health systems. Many of these organizations collaborate with Intealth on behalf of applicants, while others use Intealth services, such as our primary-source medical credential verification services.
Prior to launch, the information from your existing account(s) will be transferred to MyIntealth. Due to changes in our processes, some in-progress applications/requests cannot be transferred to MyIntealth. For certain applications/requests, we have established dates to assist in completing in-progress items before MyIntealth launches. Please refer to the table below.
Entity users should expect delays in processing for all services during the transition to MyIntealth, both before and after launch.
More detailed information about changes, potential processing delays, and preparing for launch is available on the Information for Existing Entity Users web page.
| All Existing Entity Users (ECFMG Certification, J-1 Visa Sponsorship, CVS, and EPIC) |
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| Before the Pause in Services begins on January 10, 2024, 5:00 p.m. U.S. ET |
| Make sure that your e-mail address of record in our current systems is up-to-date |
| Before the Launch of MyIntealth on January 16, 2024 |
| Download Google Chrome, which provides the best experience when using MyIntealth |
| Existing Medical School Users |
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| Before December 31, 2023, 6:00 p.m. U.S. ET |
| Ensure receipt of Form 183, if your school verifies student/graduate status via a paper-based method |
| Existing Users from U.S. GME Programs that Host J-1 Physicians |
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| Before January 4, 2024, 6:00 p.m. U.S. ET |
| Ensure receipt of any non-application requests and uploads |
There are changes to the processes for requesting services in MyIntealth. For highlights by service, visit the Information for Existing Entity Users web page.
In preparation for the launch of MyIntealth, our systems were unavailable beginning at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time in the United States, on January 10, 2024 until January 29, 2024 when we restored our existing systems and our on-line services became available again. During this period, our customer service centers were unavailable and/or unable to assist customers with specific inquiries.
Users can now access our existing on-line services to submit applications and other service requests, and to check the status of prior applications/requests. The launch of MyIntealth has been postponed.
While we will continue to prepare MyIntealth for launch, our priority is to ensure that customers have everything they need from us without further delay. We will reschedule the launch of MyIntealth for a later date to occur with minimal impact to those we serve and will provide updates as they become available. We would like to thank all customers for their patience and cooperation during this Pause in Services.
The MyIntealth Frequently Asked Questions have moved to a new page that you can access here.
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The preceding information is subject to change. Please check back frequently for updates.
[Last update: January 29, 2024]
