Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Due to a major international event scheduled for September 22-27, 2015 in Philadelphia, hotel availability will be limited and rates may be higher than usual. Examinees planning to schedule a USMLE® Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) exam in Philadelphia in September 2015 should note that while the Philadelphia Clinical Skills Evaluation Collaboration (CSEC) test centers … Read More
Updated information materials for the Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) examination have been posted to the USMLE website. They include: USMLE Step 2 CK Sample Test Questions booklet (PDF) USMLE Step 2 CK Content Description and General Information booklet (PDF) Examinees should read the full announcement on the USMLE website, and continue to monitor the … Read More
Practice and informational materials for the restructured Step 3 examination have been posted to the USMLE website. Examinees who plan to take a Step 3 examination on or after November 3, 2014 should read the materials and practice with the sample items and cases. The materials include: Step 3 Addendum to the 2014 Bulletin of Information (PDF) … Read More
USMLE Physician Tasks/Competencies, a publication that provides a common organization of competencies and tasks assessed in USMLE examinations, is now available from USMLE. Examinees should read the full announcement on the USMLE website.
USMLE has posted an announcement that describes a change in the Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) examination minimum passing score that will affect examinees testing on or after July 1, 2014. Examinees should read the full announcement on the USMLE website.
Changes are planned for the USMLE® Step 3 examination later this year. The Step 3 changes will affect the content of the examination, and the resulting content will be restructured across the two testing days of Step 3. There also will be a change to Step 3 application requirements and to how examinees may schedule … Read More
Updated practice materials for the Step 1 examination have been posted to the USMLE website. They include: Four blocks of downloadable practice test items, with tutorial USMLE Step 1 Sample Items booklet (PDF) USMLE Step 1 Content Description and General Information booklet (PDF) Examinees should read the full announcement on the USMLE website.
The United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) program recognizes the importance of providing all examinees the opportunity to learn about the design and content of its examinations and to have some exposure, before examination day, to samples of testing formats and materials. USMLE provides orientation and practice materials for all USMLE Steps and Step Components. … Read More
The USMLE Committee for Individualized Review (CIR) meets periodically throughout each year to review cases involving allegations of irregular behavior by applicants and/or examinees. At its recent meetings, the CIR heard multiple cases involving the following: falsified information, including the creation of falsified score reports soliciting and/or seeking to obtain unauthorized access to examination materials … Read More
The USMLE program recommends a minimum passing level for each Step examination. The USMLE Management Committee is responsible for establishing and monitoring these standards, and is asked to complete an in-depth review of standards for each examination every three to four years. An announcement on the USMLE Management Committee’s review of the minimum passing score … Read More
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