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A redesigned version of the USMLE Step 3 examination score was implemented for examinees testing on or after October 1, 2018. The new format is now being implemented for the Step 1 and Step 2 CK examinations. Examinees taking Step 1 and Step 2 CK on or after January 15, 2019 will receive the new score report. The … Read More
USMLE scores will be released as regularly scheduled on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) score reports only will be released on Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Regularly scheduled score reporting for all USMLE exams will resume Wednesday, January 2, 2019. Examinees should monitor the USMLE website for the latest information.
Step 3 examinees will no longer be asked to enter information regarding a final diagnosis before ending a computer-based case simulation (CCS) case. Most examinees who test on or after January 1, 2019 will not see the final diagnosis screen at the end of a CCS case. Although the transition will occur quickly at many test centers, … Read More
Examinees planning to take the USMLE Step 3 examination should read the new materials and practice with the sample items on the USMLE website. They include: Tutorial and Practice Test Items for Multiple-Choice Questions and Primum® Computer-based Case Simulations (CCS) USMLE Step 3 Sample Items booklet (PDF) USMLE Step 3 Content Description and General Information booklet (PDF) Video … Read More
Brief videos depicting reenactments by actors of actual examinee performances on the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) examination are now available on the USMLE website. The names of the examinees and standardized patients have been changed. All videos are less than two minutes in length. You can view them here. These videos provide examples of … Read More
The USMLE Step 3 examination score report has been redesigned to reflect both advances in the underlying science of assessment and changes to the USMLE program over time. Examinees testing on or after October 1, 2018 will receive score reports in the new format. The redesigned report features a chart showing an examinee’s performance compared with recent … Read More
For updates on the impact of weather on USMLE administrations, please go to the Prometric website (for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3) or to the CSEC website (for Step 2 CS).
As part of the transition to the ECFMG 2019 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 p.m., Eastern Time in … Read More
USMLE score reports will not be released during the week of July 4th, 2018. Regular score reporting will resume on Wednesday, July 11th, 2018. Examinees should monitor the USMLE website for the latest information.
An updated version of the USMLE Score Interpretation Guidelines (SIG) has been posted to the USMLE website. Examinees should read the full announcement on the USMLE website.
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