{"id":41,"date":"2011-04-19T15:05:15","date_gmt":"2011-04-19T15:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/?p=41"},"modified":"2013-10-07T13:59:49","modified_gmt":"2013-10-07T13:59:49","slug":"step-2-cs-examinees-will-be-required-to-type-patient-notes-on-a-computer-beginning-july-17-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/2011\/04\/19\/step-2-cs-examinees-will-be-required-to-type-patient-notes-on-a-computer-beginning-july-17-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 2 CS Examinees Will Be Required to Type Patient Notes on a Computer Beginning July 17, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As of <strong>July 17, 2011<\/strong>, all examinees taking the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) examination will be required to type the patient note. Examinees will not be permitted to handwrite the note unless technical difficulties make the patient note typing program unavailable. A simulation of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usmle.org\/practice-materials\/step-2-cs\/patient-note-practice2.html\" target=\"_blank\">computerized patient note program<\/a>, which examinees may use to practice typing the patient note, is available on the USMLE website.<\/p>\n<p>View <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usmle.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">full announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #999999;\">(posted March 24, 2010; updated January 20, 2011, April 19, 2011)<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of July 17, 2011, all examinees taking the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) examination will be required to type the patient note. Examinees will not be permitted to handwrite the note unless technical difficulties make the patient note typing program unavailable. 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