{"id":377,"date":"2012-03-23T18:11:32","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T18:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/?p=377"},"modified":"2012-03-27T13:32:36","modified_gmt":"2012-03-27T13:32:36","slug":"mid-2012-temporary-shutdown-of-step-2-clinical-skills-cs-testing-score-report-delay-for-examinees-testing-june-17-2012-through-november-3-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/2012\/03\/23\/mid-2012-temporary-shutdown-of-step-2-clinical-skills-cs-testing-score-report-delay-for-examinees-testing-june-17-2012-through-november-3-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-2012 Temporary Shutdown of Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) Testing; Score Report Delay for Examinees Testing June 17, 2012 through November 3, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/?p=322\">previously announced<\/a>, changes to the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) examination are scheduled for implementation beginning June 17, 2012. As a consequence of the introduction of these changes, exam scheduling and result reporting will be impacted for some individuals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There will be <strong>no Step 2 CS examinations delivered from May 20 through June 16, 2012<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The interval between testing and score reporting for examinees testing from June 17, 2012 through November 3, 2012 will be <strong>2-3 weeks longer than for examinees testing during other periods<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Examinees will continue to receive a graphical performance profile on the second page of their Step 2 CS score report. However, due to the need to accumulate data on these new changes over an extended period, <strong>individuals who test on or after June 17, 2012 will see less detailed feedback on their graphical performance profiles than has been provided to examinees in the past<\/strong>. The performance profiles are provided as an assessment tool for the examinee\u2019s benefit and are not reported or verified to any third party. The profiles summarize relative areas of strength and weakness to aid in self assessment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note that examinees who test on or before December 31, 2012 will have scores reported in time for the 2013 \u201cMatch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More information about the Step 2 CS score reporting dates for examinations delivered in 2012 is provided in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/?p=52\">Step 2 CS Score Reporting Schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As previously announced, changes to the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) examination are scheduled for implementation beginning June 17, 2012. As a consequence of the introduction of these changes, exam scheduling and result reporting will be impacted for some individuals. 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