🌐 ECFMG 2026 Pathways – Summary (Announced July 30, 2025)
🔓 Application Opening
• Applications open August 2025 (exact date TBA)
• Will launch via the new MyIntealth™ platform
• Full eligibility criteria, required documents, and deadlines will be released at that time
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📋 Pathway Requirements
🩺 OET Medicine (Required for All Applicants)
• Must take OET Medicine on or after January 1, 2024
• Applies to first-time and revalidation applicants
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📚 Pathway-Specific Eligibility
1️⃣ Pathway 1 – Licensed Physician; License must have been valid on or after Jan 1, 2021
2️⃣▶️5️⃣ Pathways 2–5 – School-Based Options Graduation must be on or after Jan 1, 2023
6️⃣ Pathway 6 – Mini-CEX Evaluation Must involve real, outpatient, non-relative patients – no emergency, inpatient, or family/friends allowed
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⏳ What You Can Do Now
• Schedule your OET Medicine exam (date must be after Jan 1, 2024)
• Prepare required documentation (licenses, evaluations, school letters, etc.)
• Monitor ECFMG.org and MyIntealth for updates
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✅ Pro Tips
• Don’t delay OET booking – scores are required before rank order list deadline
• If using Pathway 6, carefully follow new restrictions for clinical encounters
• Have your materials ready to apply as soon as the portal opens
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