{"id":3786,"date":"2020-05-20T15:55:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T19:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/?p=3786"},"modified":"2020-05-21T11:36:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T15:36:01","slug":"usmle-covid-19-update-a-phased-approach-for-expanding-step-1-step-2-ck-and-step-3-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/2020\/05\/20\/usmle-covid-19-update-a-phased-approach-for-expanding-step-1-step-2-ck-and-step-3-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"USMLE COVID-19 Update: A Phased Approach for Expanding Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3 Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 15, the United States Medical Licensing Examination<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> (USMLE<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>) program published a weekly COVID-19 update on its website. Topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expanding Testing Capacity for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3<\/li>\n<li>Delaying Step 1 and Step 2 CK Content Changes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Examinees should read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmle.org\/announcements\/?ContentId=279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full announcement<\/a> on the USMLE website.<\/p>\n<p>On May 18, the the USMLE program published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmle.org\/announcements\/?ContentId=280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an announcement<\/a> that a pilot will begin next week for phase one of the approach for expanding testing capacity: regional testing centers at U.S. medical schools.<\/p>\n<p>On May 20, the USMLE program published <a href=\"https:\/\/usmle.org\/announcements\/?ContentId=281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an update<\/a> on regional and event-based testing at U.S. medical schools.<\/p>\n<p>Examinees should monitor the USMLE website frequently for updates.<\/p>\n<p>(posted May 20, 2020; updated May 21, 2020)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 15, the United States Medical Licensing Examination\u00ae (USMLE\u00ae) program published a weekly COVID-19 update on its website. 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