USMLE Score Reporting Policy Updates
The following announcements provide details on new score reporting policies set by the USMLE Composite Committee for the Step 1 examination and the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) examination.
Latest Announcements
COVID-19 Update for the USMLE® Program
Delayed Change to USMLE Attempt Limit Policy
Preparations for Event Testing
During the past month, the USMLE® program has shared detailed information about our expansion efforts to address the backlog of USMLE examinees who have been delayed in testing due to COVID-19.
USMLE to Administer Standard Length Forms at All Sites
Last week, in order to make testing more rapidly and widely available, the USMLE program announced plans to provide its exams at reduced length at certain test sites by excluding unscored questions.
Phased Approach to Expand USMLE Testing: Event-Based Testing Update
The USMLE program is implementing a multi-phased approach to expand USMLE testing capacity.
Southwest Regional Testing Center
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix will be a regional testing center where administrations of Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) are anticipated to begin later this month. At this time, this center will only serve students from a Southwest consortium of schools:
Suspending Step 2 Clinical Skills Examination
To learn more about the recent decision to suspend test administration of the Step 2 Clinical Skills exam for 12-18 months, listen to a podcast featuring Dave Johnson, Chief Assessment Officer for the Federation of State Medical Boards, Dr.
California and Texas Regional Testing Centers
Last week, we announced three regional testing centers at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, the University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine, and the Indiana University School of Medicine.