USMLE Step 3 & Direct Fellowships Without Residency

This is just a short post to bring it to the attention of direct fellowship seekers that passing the USMLE Step 3 prior to start of training is a requirement for fellowships, irrespective of your need for a H1b visa. Most (or maybe all) fellowship programs need incoming candidates to be eligible for state licenses before the start of the fellowship and hence Step 3 will be needed whatever your visa / Immigration / Citizenship status might be.

Am putting this up since I happened to know of someone who failed his step 2 CS, thus delaying the eligibility of the ECFMG certificate, which in turn delayed the eligibility to take the Step 3 exam and he lost out on the year despite quite a few direct fellowship interviews.

As far as I know, this is true for all states in America but if there are changes to this information, this post will be modified.



Also Read:

- Top reasons to take the USMLE Step 2 CS Early
- Step 3 and the H1b visa connection
- USMLE Step 3 - CCS Tips and Tricks



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