ECFMG is pleased to announce the release of the MyECFMG mobile app, a free, downloadable tool that enables applicants for ECFMG Certification to access their ECFMG account information, view important status updates, and more. Wondering about the status of your USMLE® exam application? Check it right from your phone! Wondering about the status of your … Read More
An updated Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) Content Description and General Information booklet is available on the USMLE website. The Description of the Examination and Scoring the Step 2 CS Examination sections include expanded language on expectations for interacting with standardized patients, as well as additional information on scoring. Appendix B includes new sample patient … Read More
Effective January 1, 2014, the fee for submitting an Application for ECFMG Certification will increase from $60 to $65. The fees for those applying to ECFMG for USMLE Step 1, Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK), and Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) will also increase, as described below: The examination fees for USMLE Step 1 and … Read More
As stated in the USMLE Bulletin of Information and as explained in a previous posting to the USMLE website, the minimum passing score for each USMLE Step examination is reviewed periodically and may be adjusted at any time. An announcement describing a change in the Step 1 examination minimum passing score that will affect examinees … Read More
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) was released at the American Psychiatric Association’s Annual Meeting in May 2013. USMLE test content will be impacted by changes in criteria and terminology. Because USMLE content pools are large, the transition from DSM-IV to DSM-5 criteria and terminology will need to be gradual … Read More
As part of the transition to the ECFMG 2014 Information Booklet and exam application materials, any USMLE exam applications that have been saved but not submitted via ECFMG’s Interactive Web Applications (IWA) will be deleted. If you have a saved exam application in IWA, you must complete and submit the application, including payment, by 5:00 … Read More
As previously announced, changes to the Step 3 examination will occur in 2014. The current Step 3 examination is administered in two 8-hour test sessions, which must be taken on consecutive days. The restructured examination will also be two test days; however, examinees will be able to schedule the two test days on non-consecutive days. … Read More
The score reporting schedule for examinees who took the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) examination from June 1 through July 13, 2013 shows a reporting start date of August 14, 2013 and a reporting end date of September 11, 2013. Typically, results for the vast majority of examinees who take the exam during each testing period are reported on the first Wednesday of the … Read More
Updated Step 2 CK practice materials are available. Examinees should read the full announcement on the USMLE website.
The National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®) has developed new assessment formats for possible future use in the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) examination. A field trial to test these new formats and measurement instruments is scheduled for August 13 and August 15, 2013, at the NBME headquarters in Philadelphia, PA. Participants in the … Read More
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