[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 45545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19265]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Foreign Institutions--Federal Student Aid Programs
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Announcement of submission date for calendar year 2010 U.S.
Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and citizenship data by foreign
graduate medical schools participating in the Title IV, HEA programs.
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SUMMARY: We announce the submission date for the required submission to
the Secretary by foreign graduate medical schools that participate in
programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965,
as amended (the Title IV, HEA programs), of their students' scores on
the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), and the school's
citizenship rate (i.e., the percentage of its students and recent
graduates who are not U.S. citizens, nationals, or eligible permanent
residents) for calendar year 2010. Foreign graduate medical schools
must submit scores on the USMLE, earned during calendar year 2010 by
each student and recent graduate, on Step 1, Step 2--Clinical Skills
(Step 2-CS), and Step 2--Clinical Knowledge (Step 2-CK), together with
the dates the student has taken each test, including any failed tests.
In addition, unless they are statutorily exempt, foreign graduate
medical schools must submit a statement of the foreign graduate medical
school's citizenship rate for 2010, together with a description of the
methodology used in deriving the rate.
DATES: Submission to the Secretary of scores on the USMLE and the
statement of an institution's citizenship rate for the 2010 calendar
year must be made no later than September 30, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information contact: Wendy Macias,
U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 8017,
Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: (202) 502-7526. You may also e-mail
your questions to: [email protected].
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an
accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the person responsible for providing further
information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 1, 2010, the Department of
Education (Department) published final regulations that included
amendments to 34 CFR 600.55(d), which became effective on July 20, 2011
(75 FR 67170). Under 34 CFR 600.55(d), a foreign graduate medical
school must submit the following data to the identified entities,
including the Department, no later than April 30 of each year, unless
the Secretary specifies a different date through a notice in the
Federal Register:
(1) To its accrediting authority and, on request, to the Secretary,
the scores on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) or successor
examination, of all students admitted during the preceding calendar
year who are U.S. citizens, nationals, or eligible permanent residents,
together with a statement of the number of times each student took the
examination.
(2) To its accrediting authority and, on request, to the Secretary,
the percentage of students graduating during the preceding calendar
year (including at least all graduates who are U.S. citizens,
nationals, or eligible permanent residents) who obtain placement in an
accredited U.S. medical residency program.
(3) To the Secretary, all scores, calculated in accordance with 34
CFR 600.55(f), disaggregated by step/test--i.e., Step 1, Step 2--
Clinical Skills (Step 2-CS), and Step 2--Clinical Knowledge (Step 2-
CK), or the successor examinations--and attempt, earned during the
preceding calendar year by each student and graduate on Step 1, Step 2-
CS, and Step 2-CK, or the successor examinations, of the U.S. Medical
Licensing Examination (USMLE), together with the dates the student has
taken each test, including any failed tests (an institution may instead
agree to allow the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
(ECFMG) or other responsible third party to calculate the rate and
provide it directly to the Secretary, if such an option is available).
(4) To the Secretary, a statement of its citizenship rate for the
preceding calendar year, calculated in accordance with 34 CFR
600.55(f)(1)(i)(A), together with a description of the methodology used
in deriving the rate that is acceptable to the Secretary, unless the
institution meets the statutory exemption from meeting the 60 percent
citizenship threshold.
The Secretary is announcing in this notice a September 30, 2011,
date for the submission to the Secretary of scores on the USMLE and the
statement of an institution's citizenship rate for the 2010 calendar
year. The Department will send a letter to foreign graduate medical
schools providing information regarding the method of submission of the
2010 scores on the USMLE and the citizenship rate information.
The first submission of MCAT and residency placement data will be
for data from the 2011 calendar year. For calendar year 2011 and
subsequent calendar years, the submission date for USMLE scores and the
statement of an institution's citizenship rate, as well as MCAT and
residency placement data, is April 30 of the subsequent year, unless
the Secretary specifies a different date through a notice in the
Federal Register.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1098a.
Dated: July 26, 2011.
Eduardo M. Ochoa,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2011-19265 Filed 7-28-11; 8:45 am]
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