{"id":4419,"date":"2021-09-16T11:10:32","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T15:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/?p=4419"},"modified":"2021-09-16T11:10:32","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T15:10:32","slug":"usmle-step-1-transition-to-pass-fail-only-score-reporting-begins-with-exams-taken-on-or-after-jan-26-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecfmg.org\/news\/2021\/09\/16\/usmle-step-1-transition-to-pass-fail-only-score-reporting-begins-with-exams-taken-on-or-after-jan-26-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"USMLE Step 1 Transition to Pass\/Fail Only Score Reporting Begins with Exams Taken on or After Jan. 26, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United States Medical Licensing Examination\u00ae<\/sup> (USMLE\u00ae<\/sup>) Step 1 score reporting will transition from a numeric score and pass\/fail outcome to pass\/fail only for exams taken on or after January 26, 2022. The USMLE program views this change as an important first step toward facilitating broader, system-wide changes to improve the transition from undergraduate to graduate medical education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Dates for USMLE Step 1 Transition to Pass\/Fail Only<\/span>
\nTransition Begins with Exams Taken on or After January 26, 2022<\/strong>
\nTo receive a numeric score, examinees must take their exam on or before January 25, 2022*<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Step 1 Exams<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Test on or before Jan. 25, 2022<\/strong>
\n(Please schedule your appointment with Prometric well in advance of your desired test date)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Test on or after Jan. 26, 2022<\/strong>
\n(Schedule your exam date for on or after Jan. 26, 2022)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Score Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Numeric score\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0pass\/fail outcome<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Pass\/fail outcome only<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Transcripts**<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Numeric score\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0pass\/fail outcome<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Pass\/fail outcome only<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* For multi-day exams, the date of the first day of testing will determine score reporting.
\n**Includes transcripts produced by the National Board of Medical Examiners\u00ae<\/sup> (NBME\u00ae<\/sup>), ECFMG, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and through the Electronic Residency Application Service\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0(ERAS\u00ae<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

View Example January 26, 2022 Score Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n