Dear Shirish, The United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) is a three-step examination for medical licensure in the United States and is sponsored by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®). The USMLE program supports medical licensing authorities in the United States through its leadership in the development, delivery, and continual improvement of high-quality assessments across the continuum of physicians’ preparation for practice. Its valid in UAE, New Zealand, Israel, Dubai Health City and Qatar. 

Hello Puja

You must fulfill the eligibility criteria to be eligible to appear for USMLE. The most important eligibility criteria for USMLE for international aspirants is that they have to be either enrolled in a medical school or should have graduate of a medical school and the medical school should be listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools.

You can go through the link below to check the detailed eligibility criteria

 https://studyabroad.careers360.com/articles/usmle-eligibility-criteria

Good luck!

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Hi there. 

All MBBS graduates of medical schools registered with the World Directory of Medical Schools are eligible to write USMLE and cracking which can opt for residency in USA. 

I happened to search JIPMER in the World Directory of Medical Research (it is available online) but to my surprise I didn't find it there. 

The result says "No record founds."

If that is to be believed then no you aren't eligible for USMLE. 

Please make sure to double check with your college professors, authorities and friends about the registration of JIPMER with the World Directory of Medical Schools. 

Hope this helps. 

International Medical Gradutes (IMGs) who wish to take USMLE must fulfil two requirements-

The medical school must be listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools which in your case it does.

Candidates must also take ECFMG to appear for the Step 3 of the three steps United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and to obtain an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the US.
USMLE will consist of three steps-
Step 1: Multiple-choice exam
Questions related to basic, integral science concepts to clinical scenarios will be asked.
Step 2: This step will comprise two exams.
Clinical Knowledge (CK) is multiple choice based exam designed to test the medical knowledge while Clinical Skills (CS) tests the clinical and communication skill through the aspirants ability to gather information from patients, perform a physical examination, communicate the findings to the patient, and write a patient note.
Step 3: Multiple-choice exam
In this step, candidate’s ability to apply the medical knowledge that he has gained is tested. Understanding of biomedical and clinical sciences necessary for the unsupervised practice of medicine.

Good Luck!

International Medical Gradutes (IMGs) who wish to take USMLE must fulfil two requirements-

The medical school must be listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools which in your case it does.

Candidates must also take ECFMG to appear for the Step 3 of the three steps United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and to obtain an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the US.
USMLE will consist of three steps-
Step 1: Multiple-choice exam
Questions related to basic, integral science concepts to clinical scenarios will be asked.
Step 2: This step will comprise two exams.
Clinical Knowledge (CK) is multiple choice based exam designed to test the medical knowledge while Clinical Skills (CS) tests the clinical and communication skill through the aspirants ability to gather information from patients, perform a physical examination, communicate the findings to the patient, and write a patient note.
Step 3: Multiple-choice exam
In this step, candidate’s ability to apply the medical knowledge that he has gained is tested. Understanding of biomedical and clinical sciences necessary for the unsupervised practice of medicine.

Good Luck!

Dear Khadeja,

Applying for B1/J-1 is more recommended. International medical graduates who have passed USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK can seek ECFMG J-1 visa sponsorship to enroll in graduate medical education programs.

The J-1, a temporary non-immigrant visa is a visa commonly used by foreign national physicians and is reserved for participants in the Exchange Visitor Program.

Since J-1 was established to enhance international educational and cultural exchange between the people of the United States and other nations by the U.S. Department of State, this visa would be appropriate for you. However please keep in mind that exchange visitor (J-1) physicians are required to return home for at least two years following their training before being eligible for certain U.S. visas, so please keep this in mind before making your decision.

ECFMG has been designated as the visa sponsor by the US department of State for all exchange visitor (J-1) physicians who participate in clinical training programs. This sponsorship is also available for physicians’ eligible dependents.

ECFMG is responsible for ensuring that exchange visitor (J-1) physicians and host institutions meet the federal requirements for participation throughout the duration of sponsorship. ECFMG does not sponsor physicians for other U.S. visa types.

All initial applicants are advised to check their sponsorship eligibility. Detailed, up-to-date information on J-1 visa sponsorship by ECFMG, can be found at www.ecfmg.org/evsp .

Typical staying expenditure in US varies according to states and taxes, hence an average of 6000dollars fpr 6months should be considered.

Total expenditure for coaching, airfare, and all miscellaneous ezpenses like food and travel should sum up to 15lacs for total 1 attempt of exam. 

Dear Himu. 

 There is a difference...

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is responsible for all kinds of policies relating to health and family planning in India. The minister heading the ministry holds a cabinet rank.  Initially the Ministry had two departments  (i)  Department of Health and Family Welfare (ii) Department of Health Research. In August 2014, the Department of AIDS Control was merged with Department of Health & Family Welfare and is now known as National AIDS Control Organization (NACO).

The Medical Council of India (MCI) was a statutory body for establishing uniform and high standards of medical education in India. But recently the Supreme Court has dissolved MCI replacing it with a seven member board of governors led by NITI Aayog member health VK Paul.   The arrangement is a temporary one till the NMC (National Medical Council) Bill is passed by the parliament. 

JIPMER is an institute of National importance and is under the direct administrative control of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India.

Hope this helps

Hello Abishai, 

There are no test centres for USMLE Step 1 in Ukraine. The closest test centre in a neighboring country is the USMLE Step 1 Prometric test centre in Hungary.