It was recently announced that starting July 1, 2011, USMLE would begin the process of eliminating the reporting of results on the 2-digit score scale to all score users except the examinee and the state licensing authority to whom results are reported at the examinee’s request. Other users of USMLE results who have focused on … 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 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) has been named a 2011 winner of The Principal® 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security. Presented by The Principal Financial Group®, The Principal 10 Best Companies is a national program recognizing growing companies that excel at helping employees build their financial futures through excellent benefits programs. … Read More
The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) is pleased to announce a comprehensive redesign of its website at http://www.ecfmg.org. Launched on August 15, the new site has been designed to provide enhanced service to users of ECFMG’s programs and others with an interest in ECFMG’s mission, activities, and resources. In creating the new website, … 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
UPDATE: The Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) test center in Chicago reopened for all scheduled Step 2 CS examinations on August 15. The Clinical Skills Evaluation Collaboration (CSEC) test center in Chicago sustained significant damage during a recent rainstorm and is currently closed. All Step 2 CS examinations scheduled at the Chicago test center through … 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
International medical students/graduates and graduates of Fifth Pathway programs who plan to participate in the 2012 Main Residency Match (in March 2012) are reminded that they must take Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) by December 31, 2011. As published in the 2011 Schedule for Reporting Step 2 CS Results, if you do not take Step … 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.
Starting on or around August 3, a transition period will begin in which the number of items in current forms of the Step 2 CK examination will change from 352 items to 346 items. Because of this change, as well as routine modifications to the test item pool, there will be a delay in score … Read More
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