Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions

Notice of Deadline Change: Applications to 2024 Pathways Must Be Submitted by December 31, 2023

To facilitate the transition to the new MyIntealth™ environment, the deadline for submitting applications to the Pathways for ECFMG Certification for the 2024 Match has changed to December 31 at 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET) in the United States. This means that international medical graduates (IMGs) who need to meet the clinical and communication skills requirements for ECFMG Certification and plan to participate in the 2024 National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency Match® (The Match®) must submit a 2024 Pathways application by 6:00 p.m. on December 31, 2023.

IMGs who need to complete a Pathway in order to participate in the 2024 Match and have not yet submitted a Pathways application are encouraged to do so as soon as possible.
IMGs who need to meet the clinical and communication skills requirements for ECFMG Certification and do not submit a 2024 Pathways application by 6:00 p.m. on December 31 will not meet eligibility requirements for the 2024 Match. There will be no exceptions. IMGs who do not submit a 2024 Pathways application by the deadline and need to meet the clinical and communication skills requirements for ECFMG Certification will need to wait until the Pathways application opens for IMGs who wish to participate in the 2025 Match.

Deadlines for Submitting Information and Documentation in Support of a 2024 Pathways Application Have Not Changed

Deadlines for submitting documentation in support of a 2024 Pathways application, including Occupational English Test (OET) Medicine scores, registration/licensure documentation for Pathway 1, attestations for Pathways 2-5, and Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) evaluations for Pathway 6, have not changed. For Pathways applications submitted by 6:00 p.m. on December 31, supporting documentation may continue to be submitted to ECFMG for processing up to the currently published deadlines, and applicants will be able to continue to check the status of their application using the on-line application.

For Pathways requirements, including deadlines for required documentation in support of an application, please read the Pathways section of the ECFMG website, including the page(s) relevant to the Pathway to which the applicant is applying.