May 21, 2025

In This Issue:

Pathways Updates: 2025 Pathways and Pathways Revalidation Application Closes May 31, 2025; Information for IMGs Planning to Participate in 2026 NRMP Match
ERAS 2026 Program Information for IMGs Now Available

Pathways Updates: 2025 Pathways and Pathways Revalidation Application Closes May 31, 2025; Information for IMGs Planning to Participate in 2026 NRMP Match

The online application for 2025 Pathways for ECFMG^® Certification and Pathways Revalidation will close on May 31, 2025. Please be advised that international medical students or graduates (IMGs) applying to meet the requirements of the 2025 Pathways for ECFMG Certification or Pathways Revalidation must submit their application and all information and documentation in support of their application by 11:59 p.m. on May 31, 2025, Eastern Time in the United States. Information and documentation include:

Occupational English Test (OET) Medicine scores
Registration/licensure documentation for Pathway 1
Attestations for Pathways 2-5
Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) evaluations for Pathway 6

If all acceptable information and documentation required to complete the Pathways application has not been submitted by 11:59 p.m. on May 31, 2025, the application will be rejected. Applicants will be required to re-apply in a future Pathways season in order to meet the clinical and communication skills requirements for ECFMG Certification or revalidate a Pathway.

For detailed information and requirements on the 2025 Pathways and Pathways Revalidation, please read the Pathways section of the ECFMG website.

Information on the opening of the online application for the 2026 Pathways and Pathways Revalidation, as well as requirements and associated deadlines, will be made available in the coming months.

For more, including information for IMGs planning to participate in the 2026 Match and IMGs with an expired or expiring ECFMG Certificate, read the full announcement on the ECFMG website.

ERAS 2026 Program Information for IMGs Now Available

Information for IMGs on the Electronic Residency Application Service^® (ERAS^®) 2026 application season is now available. For more information, please see the full announcement on the ECFMG website.