An expanded version of the USMLE Content Outline, which provides a common organization of content across all USMLE examinations, is now available on the USMLE website. Examinees should read the full announcement.
Examinees who take a Step 1 or Step 2 CK Practice Session may see new user-adjusted display features. Examinees should read the full announcement on the USMLE website.
Beginning Monday, February 9, the break schedule for all Step 2 Clinical Skills examinations will change: 10-minute break after the 3rd patient encounter 30-minute break (which includes a light lunch) after the 6th patient encounter 10-minute break after the 9th patient encounter The Step 2 CS examination consists of 12 patient encounters and lasts approximately … Read More
USMLE Score Interpretation Guidelines (SIG) have been posted to the USMLE website. Examinees should read the full announcement on the USMLE website.
The United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued travel notices for several countries in connection with the Ebola Virus outbreak. For the most current information concerning affected countries, please see http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/ebola. If you reside in or have recently traveled to any country subject to a travel notice, or if you might have come … Read More
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
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.
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
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
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