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Step 3 examinees will no longer be asked to enter information regarding a final diagnosis before ending a computer-based case simulation (CCS) case. Most examinees who test on or after\u00a0January 1, 2019\u00a0<\/strong>will not see the final diagnosis screen at the end of a CCS case. Although the transition will occur quickly at many test centers, there may be some locations where the changes take slightly longer to complete. The overall transition period will likely last approximately 6 weeks.<\/p>\n

This change does not affect the scoring of the CCS cases in any way. Final diagnoses have never been used in scoring an examinee performance.<\/p>\n

Examinees should monitor the\u00a0USMLE website<\/a>\u00a0for the latest information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Step 3 examinees will no longer be asked to enter information regarding a final diagnosis before ending a computer-based case simulation (CCS) case. Most examinees who test on or after\u00a0January 1, 2019\u00a0will not see the final diagnosis screen at the end of a CCS case. 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