STEP 1, 2 費用調漲

USMLE費用只會調漲, 什麼時候會調降呢?
如果來的及的話趕快在今年報名吧....

The ECFMG(r) Reporter

Effective January 1, 2011, the fees for those applying to ECFMG for USMLE Step 1, Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK), and Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) will increase. The fee for those requesting an extension of a Step 1 or Step 2 CK eligibility period also will increase on this date.

The examination fees for USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK will increase from $740 to $780 for each exam registration.

The examination fee for Step 2 CS will increase from $1,295 to $1,355 for each exam registration.

The fee to extend a Step 1/Step 2 CK eligibility period will increase from $50 to $65 per request for each exam registration.

The new fees will be assessed for all USMLE applications and eligibility period extension requests submitted to ECFMG on or after January 1, 2011.


另外....考試改時間的限制變嚴格了, 舊規定是再考前5 天內改時間不用收錢
但是新規定變成考前31天前改時間不用收費, 但是如果考前5-31天內改期要$50手續費, 考前5天內改期在台灣 step1 是$286, step 2 是 $321, 新規定從明年開始, 所以如果現在有考試改時間要趁今年底趕快完成


EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2011: NEW FEES FOR CHANGING APPOINTMENTS AT PROMETRIC TEST CENTERS

Effective January 1, 2011, Prometric will charge a fee if USMLE examinees change testing appointments (e.g., reschedule, cancel, change test center location) at Prometric Test Centers thirty or fewer calendar days before their scheduled test date. No fee is charged for changing testing appointments 31 or more calendar days prior to the first day of the scheduled test. 

The date that you change your appointment, using local time at the Regional Registration Center for the Prometric Testing Region, will determine whether you pay a fee and the amount of this fee.

- If you change your appointment 31 or more calendar days before (but not including) the first day of your scheduled test date, there is no fee.

- If you change your appointment fewer than 31 calendar days but more than 5 business days before (but not including) the first day of your scheduled test date, there is a $50 fee.

- If you change your appointment 5 or fewer business days before (but not including) the first day of your scheduled test date, there is a higher fee. This fee varies by Prometric Testing Region and by exam.