{"id":2435,"date":"2017-06-19T01:51:45","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T05:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/?p=2435"},"modified":"2017-06-19T09:54:34","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T13:54:34","slug":"change-patient-note-program-step-2-cs-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/2017\/06\/19\/change-patient-note-program-step-2-cs-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Change to Patient Note Program for the Step 2 CS Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On or after <strong>September 10, 2017<\/strong>, patient notes written in the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) exam will automatically submit at the end of the 25 minutes allotted for each patient encounter. Examinees will no longer end the patient note by clicking \u201cSubmit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usmle.org\/practice-materials\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">program for practicing writing the patient note<\/a> is available. Please practice to become familiar with all the features of the program before taking the examination.<\/p>\n<p>Examinees are also encouraged to review the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usmle.org\/announcements\/?ContentId=206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full USMLE announcement<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong>\u00a0The date for the start of the automatic stop feature was originally projected to be July 16, 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On or after September 10, 2017, patient notes written in the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) exam will automatically submit at the end of the 25 minutes allotted for each patient encounter. Examinees will no longer end the patient note by clicking \u201cSubmit.\u201d A program for practicing writing the patient note is available. 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