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According to the recent communication by the ECFMG students and graduates of Polish medical schools now have the option to complete their ECFMG certification and to be exempted from sitting the USMLE Step 2CS while this examination is suspended due to coronavirus pandemic. This opens the possibility for PUMS students and graduates to complete their professional licensing despite the temporary unavailability of the Clinical Skills examination.

This new decision opens the certification pathway to students and graduates of medical schools accredited by an agency that has received a determination of comparability by the US Department of Education National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA). Since PUMS is accredited by the Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA), which in turn has been recognized by the NCFMEA, all of our students and graduates who also meet other formal criteria may pursue their ECFMG certification without Step 2CS examination.

According to the new announcement, the ECFMG website describing certification requirements for the 2021 Match season will be updated shortly to include this new extension to Pathway 4.