If you are an IMG who needs to meet the clinical and communication skills requirements for ECFMG Certification, and you intend to participate in the Match, you must apply to one of the Pathways.
Electronic residency application services calendar for IMG applicants.
National Residency Matching Program calendars including main residency Match and SOAP detailed calendar. Should be used together with ERAS calendar for most specialties.
Latest NRMP report about Match performance of IMGs. Characteristics of International Medical Graduates Who Matched to Their Preferred Specialty in the 2024 Main Residency Match.
Free database, contains information about many IMG friendly programs.
Free database with separate US/Non-US IMG friendly reporting. May show incorrect data about scores for IMGs because of mix with U.S. graduates.
ERAS application fees are based on the number of programs applied to per specialty.
A list of the specialties and programs currently participating in ERAS.
Fees for registration, rank order list, etc.
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education accreditation and general information.
EMRA Match is a collaboration between EMRA, CDEM, CORD and ACEP that was created as an alternative to commercial residency directories.
2023-2024 Urology Residency Match Program Schedule, etc.
For ophthalmology and plastic surgery. San Francisco (SF) Residency and Fellowship Match Services.
ECFMG is authorized by the U.S. Department of State (DoS) to sponsor foreign national physicians as J-1 “Exchange Visitors.”