To participate in the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency Match®, international medical students/graduates must have passed all exams required for ECFMG Certification. If you plan to participate in the 2017 Match (in March 2017) and still need to pass Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS), you should register now to take the examination. To … Read More
Due to the Democratic National Convention scheduled for July 25-28, 2016 in Philadelphia, hotel availability will be limited and rates may be higher than usual. Examinees planning to take the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) exam in Philadelphia in late July should note that while the Philadelphia Clinical Skills Evaluation Collaboration (CSEC) test centers … Read More
To participate in the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency Match®, international medical students/graduates must have passed all exams required for ECFMG Certification. If you plan to participate in the 2016 Match (in March 2016) and still need to pass Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS), you should register now to take the examination. To … Read More
The 2016 schedule provides examinees, and others who rely on Step 2 CS results, with guidelines regarding when a result will be reported for a given exam date. Click here to view the schedule.
To participate in the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Main Residency Match®, international medical students/graduates must have passed all exams required for ECFMG Certification. If you plan to participate in the 2016 Match (in March 2016) and still need to pass Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS), you should register now to take the examination. To help … Read More
An updated version of the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) Content Description and General Information booklet is available 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
Schedules at all test centers fill up quickly. USMLE strongly encourages examinees to complete their scheduling before May 31 of the calendar year in which they plan to test. Testing appointments are typically completely filled at least three to four months in advance. If you try to schedule after August 1, you may find that there … Read More
Examinees complete a patient note after each patient encounter in the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) examination. A list of common abbreviations that may be used in the notes is included in the Step 2 Clinical Skills Content Description and General Information booklet, and is posted at each computer station at all Clinical Skills Evaluation … Read More
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
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