Transcripts FAQ

It depends on who your FCVS profile is being sent to. 

Profiles sent to state licensing authorities – No. USMLE, FLEX and SPEX transcripts (all of those for which you have exam history) are included in your profile. The fee paid for FCVS services includes the price of the transcript(s). 

Profiles sent to yourself or to a third-party (residency program, hospital, etc.) – Yes. You will need to submit a transcript request and have your transcript(s) sent separately. 

The FSMB only maintains scores for the FLEX, SPEX and USMLE examinations.   

For FLEX and SPEX scores, the FSMB can send a transcript to any recipients.  

For USMLE scores, please use the following guide:  

If you have registered for or taken USMLE Step 3: Submit your transcript request through the FSMB. 

If you have not registered for or taken USMLE Step 3 and need to send a transcript to a medical licensing authority: Submit your transcript request through the FSMB.

If you have not registered for or taken USMLE Step 3 and need to send a transcript to an entity or individual other than a medical licensing authority: Submit your transcript request through the entity that registered you for Step 1 or 2 (ECFMG or NBME).

If you have taken any component of the NBME Parts Exam in conjunction with the USMLE: Submit your transcript request through the NBME. NBME will provide both transcripts (for NBME Parts and USMLE) in these instances. Please review our other FAQs for guidance on requesting scores for other exams (NBME, ECFMG, NBOME/COMLEX, LMCC or State Board Exams).  

Please use the following guide: 

NBME: Request your scores here. For assistance, call 215-590-9700 or email scores@nbme.org.  

ECFMG Certificate or Status Report: Request a Status Report to be sent to the board you are applying to for licensure here. For assistance, call 215-386-5900 or email credentials@ecfmg.org.  

NBOME/COMLEX-USA: Request a certified copy of your official transcript here. For assistance, call 866-479-6828 or email Client Services (see link on the NBOME transcripts page).  

LMCC: Contact the Medical Council of Canada (MCC) for instructions on how to request your exam scores. 

State Board Examination: Request the state board or jurisdiction to send your state exam information directly to the board you are applying to for licensure. Most boards require a fee for this service. A directory of state medical boards is available here. 

If you no longer have access to your score report.
USMLE score reports are available for approximately 365 days from the date of your e-mail notification that the score report is available. After 365 days, the score report is removed from the candidate website, and your scores will be provided to you only in the form of an official USMLE transcript, which requires submission of a transcript request and fee. The graphical performance profiles included on your original score report are not included on USMLE transcripts.  

If you are applying for initial licensure.
Applicants for initial licensure are required to provide an official transcript as part of the licensure process. 

If you are already licensed in at least one state and are applying for licensure by endorsement in a new state.
Licensed physicians may need to submit an official transcript in order to obtain a license by endorsement in another state. 

If your residency program, hospital or another entity requests it.
Medical students and/or physicians may need to submit an official transcript to residency programs, hospitals or other entities for a variety of reasons (e.g., for progression to year 3 of a residency program, for credentialing or privileging purposes). 

If you want one for your personal records.
Since a transcript provides all of your examination history in one document, you may find it helpful to have an official transcript for your personal records (e.g., in case you need to note exam dates and/or scores on a licensure application).

Yes. 

If you need or would like a transcript sent to yourself, you must enter yourself as a recipient. We do not automatically send a copy of your transcript to you when you make a transcript request. 

To send a transcript to yourself, choose “Self” as a recipient when completing the online transcript request. The transcript will be sent to you via email at the email address you provide on the transcript request. The email will include a link for you to access and download the transcript. 

Yes. 

We use 128-bit encryption (SSL) for transmission of data. We never store credit card information, except the last 4 digits.

Visa, Mastercard and American Express. 

These are the only cards we accept at this time.

Physician/examinee biographical information; complete score history (including incomplete attempts); an indication of whether any disciplinary action reported to the FSMB; and information regarding findings of irregular behavior, if applicable.  

The graphical performance profiles included on USMLE score reports are not included on USMLE transcripts.  

The FSMB maintains scores for the FLEX, SPEX and USMLE examinations only.   

FSMB reports all available exam history. If you have history/scores for multiple examinations (e.g., USMLE and FLEX), transcripts for all examinations will be included. 

The official transcript includes the following:

• Biographical information (name and date of birth).
• Complete score/attempt history, including incomplete attempts. (Some state boards count incomplete attempts toward their exam attempt limits.)  
• Indication of whether any disciplinary action has been reported to the FSMB by a state board or other regulatory agency. If action has been reported, a FSMB Physician Data Center (PDC) profile will be included.
• Information regarding findings of irregular behavior and actions reported to the FSMB. Individuals found to have engaged in irregular behavior during a USMLE exam will have an annotation on the transcript, and the decision letter from the USMLE Committee for Individualized Review will be included. If the irregular behavior was reported to the FSMB’s Physician Data Center, a PDC profile will also be included.

20 recipients maximum per request form. 

Up to 20 recipients may be entered on each online transcript request. Additional recipients require submission of another online request.

Once a transcript request is submitted, it cannot be canceled.

No. 

Transcripts are processed and available to recipients very quickly – usually within 24 hours of the transcript request being submitted. Therefore, additional recipients cannot be added once a transcript request is submitted. If you need to add additional recipients, you will need to complete and submit a new transcript request and fee. 

If you need or would like a transcript sent to yourself, you must enter yourself as a recipient. We do not automatically send a copy of your transcript to you when you make a transcript request. To send a transcript to yourself, choose “Self” as a recipient when completing the online transcript request.

It depends. 

For FLEX and SPEX, you must submit your transcript request through the FSMB.

For USMLE, please use the following guide: 

If you have registered for or taken USMLE Step 3: Submit your transcript request through the FSMB.

If you have not registered for or taken USMLE Step 3 and need to send a transcript to a medical licensing authority: Submit your transcript request through the FSMB.

If you have not registered for or taken USMLE Step 3 and need to send a transcript to an entity or individual other than a medical licensing authority: Submit your transcript request through the ECFMG.

Effective, January 1, 2019, all US medical licensing authorities and some Canadian medical licensing authorities receive official transcripts of USMLE, FLEX, and SPEX electronically through a secure website.  

For all other recipients (physician, residency program, hospital, employer, parents, etc.), we implemented new processes, effective April 15, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Transcripts are sent via email to the email address provided on the transcript request. The email will include a link to access and download a PDF of the transcript.  

We are no longer mailing paper transcripts. 

Please contact the licensing authority to verify receipt of the transcript. Transcripts are available to the boards for six months from the date the request was submitted.

Transcripts are posted twice daily (once in the morning and again at the end of the workday) to a secure website available to the medical boards.  

If the board indicates that they have not received the transcript, please contact us at (817) 868-4041 or transcripts@fsmb.org and we can investigate further.

Please contact us at call (817) 868-4041 or transcripts@fsmb.org. 

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