Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
The ECFMG 2012 Information Booklet and the 2012 exam application materials are now available on the ECFMG website. For Step 1/Step 2 CK, you can use the 2012 materials to apply for: available Step 1/Step 2 CK eligibility periods ending in 2011 (September 2011-November 2011 and October 2011-December 2011) and all Step 1/Step 2 CK eligibility periods … Read More
The USMLE program is introducing a limit on the total number of times an examinee can take the same Step or Step Component. When this limit takes effect, an examinee will be ineligible to take a Step or Step Component if the examinee has made six or more prior attempts to pass that Step or … Read More
The USMLE Program sets rules on how quickly examinees can repeat the same Step or Step Component. These rules will change for exam applications submitted on or after January 1, 2012. For exam applications submitted before January 1, 2012, the current rules apply. The current rules are: For the computer-based examinations (Step 1, Step 2 … Read More
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
Items with an associated drug ad or abstract will be introduced into the USMLE Step 2 CK examination beginning in August 2011. Updated Step 2 CK Orientation and Practice Materials are available on the USMLE website. View full announcement.
As of July 17, 2011, all examinees taking the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) examination will be required to type the patient note. Examinees will not be permitted to handwrite the note unless technical difficulties make the patient note typing program unavailable. A simulation of the computerized patient note program, which examinees may use to … Read More
Updated information on the Comprehensive Review of USMLE (CRU) is available. Access the March 2011 update on the USMLE website. CRU was initiated in 2004. The goal of this review was to determine whether the mission and purpose of USMLE are effectively and efficiently supported by the current design, structure, and format of the USMLE. … Read More
The National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME) offers web-based self-assessments to help medical students and graduates evaluate their readiness for the computer-based components of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). The content of the Comprehensive Basic Science Self-Assessment (CBSSA) resembles the content of USMLE Step 1, while the content of the Comprehensive Clinical Science … Read More
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