{"id":3019,"date":"2018-11-20T15:18:15","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T20:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/?p=3019"},"modified":"2018-11-20T15:18:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T20:18:15","slug":"updated-practice-and-informational-materials-for-the-step-3-examination-now-available-on-the-usmle-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/2018\/11\/20\/updated-practice-and-informational-materials-for-the-step-3-examination-now-available-on-the-usmle-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated Practice and Informational Materials for the Step 3 Examination Now Available on the USMLE Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmle.org\/practice-materials\/index.html#tab_step3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tutorial and Practice Test Items for Multiple-Choice Questions and Primum\u00ae Computer-based Case Simulations\u00a0(CCS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmle.org\/pdfs\/step-3\/Step3_Sample_Items.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>USMLE Step 3 Sample Items\u00a0<\/em>booklet (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmle.org\/pdfs\/step-3\/Content_Step3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>USMLE Step 3 Content Description and General Information\u00a0<\/em>booklet (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmle.org\/practice-materials\/index.html#tab_step3_ccs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video tutorial\u00a0for the Primum CCS cases<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>New!<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmle.org\/practice-materials\/index.html#tab_step3_ccs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feedback for CCS Practice Cases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmle.org\/pdfs\/step-3\/Primum_CCS_FAQs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CCS FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New this year<\/strong>: A brief video tutorial demonstrating the features and functionalities found in Primum\u00ae, the software with which examinees interact during the computer-based case simulations (CCS) part of the Step 3 exam.<\/p>\n<p>Examinees should monitor the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usmle.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USMLE website<\/a> for the latest information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u00ae Computer-based Case Simulations\u00a0(CCS) USMLE Step 3 Sample Items\u00a0booklet (PDF) USMLE Step 3 Content Description and General Information\u00a0booklet (PDF) Video &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/2018\/11\/20\/updated-practice-and-informational-materials-for-the-step-3-examination-now-available-on-the-usmle-website\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More  <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exam-preparation","category-step-3"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Updated Practice and Informational Materials for the Step 3 Examination Now Available on the USMLE Website - 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