{"id":251,"date":"2011-12-07T12:30:18","date_gmt":"2011-12-07T12:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/?p=251"},"modified":"2011-12-07T17:29:42","modified_gmt":"2011-12-07T17:29:42","slug":"field-trial-of-new-step-2-cs-assessment-formats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/2011\/12\/07\/field-trial-of-new-step-2-cs-assessment-formats\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Trial of New Step 2 CS Assessment Formats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Board of Medical Examiners<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> (NBME<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>) is developing new assessment formats for use in its Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) examination. A field trial of these new formats is planned between January 11 and January 23, 2012, at the National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, PA. This trial is primarily a test of new case formats and measurement instruments that will resemble USMLE Step 2 CS. It will give participants a chance to \u201cpractice\u201d a clinical skills examination under USMLE conditions.<\/p>\n<p>View full announcement on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usmle.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">USMLE website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #888888;\">(posted September 9, 2011; updated December 7, 2011)<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Board of Medical Examiners\u00ae (NBME\u00ae) is developing new assessment formats for use in its Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) examination. A field trial of these new formats is planned between January 11 and January 23, 2012, at the National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, PA. 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