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Finding safe solutions to accommodate examinees\u2019 testing needs has been the United States Medical Licensing Examination\u00ae<\/sup> (USMLE\u00ae<\/sup>) program\u2019s main focus and highest priority over the past few months. Due to increasing uncertainty around having wider availability of in-person testing at Prometric test centers, the USMLE program has identified several alternate test delivery methods for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3 and has begun aggressively pursuing them.<\/p>\n

Examinees should read the full announcement<\/a> on the USMLE website.<\/p>\n

For more information on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on ECFMG|FAIMER programs and what we are doing in response, please visit our<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>COVID-19 (Coronavirus) web page<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Finding safe solutions to accommodate examinees\u2019 testing needs has been the United States Medical Licensing Examination\u00ae (USMLE\u00ae) program\u2019s main focus and highest priority over the past few months. 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