USMLE
(United States Medical Licensing Examination)
USMLE Exam is
also represented as Licensing exam conducted by US countries. The Basic reason
for conducting this exam to check to find the ability of Students in the basic
Science fundamental practice of medicine. This exam contains three steps and it
was sponsored by FSMB and NBME (Federation of State Medical Boards and National
Board of Medical Examiners). Step 1,Step 2 and Step 3. In first step1 and step
2 they are exam section after clearing these two steps, then only students able
to enter into the Step 3 Level, final stage exam.
Step
1
exam is an eight hours examination conducting in a single day. It contains more
than 300 multiple choice questions
How
should I apply for USMLE Step 1 Exam?
Those who are now studying medicine or graduates of
Medicine can apply for this exam USMLE step 1 with NBME. Outside of Canada and
US countries (International Students) registered with (ECFMG) Education Council
for Foreign Medical Graduates. And the
cost for this examination is around 600$USD. Most of the students preferring this exam
between second to third years finishing the Bachelor of Science Course and
previous to Clinical Clerkship. The Syllabus for Step 1 Procedure has Anatomy,
behavioral science, microbiology, pathology, biochemistry, pharmacology, and
physiology. And other topics cover which include mechanism underlying health,
disease, and the modes of therapy, genetics, aging, nutrition, immunology,
molecular, cell biology, epidemiology and medical ethics. Most of the students
prefer this exam after the two to three months of BS course because students still
having the topics in their Mind. Don’t need to refresh.
Minimum
Score to Pass the Step 1 Procedure:
The Minimum score to pass the step 1 procedure is
upto 195-200 range level. And the Average score of previous year was 228 with
the standard deviation is 21.
How
could I get the results for Step 1?
Sep 1 result will be released on every Wednesday and
the time duration taking for this exam is upto 3 to 4 weeks. The Option for
getting the results through the mail id which one is you applied for the exam
with (NBME or ECFMG). In that email your score will be available as the same
way it can also posted in the Appropriate Website.
The
Present minimum passing rate for USMLE Exams:
Step
1: 192
Step
2: 209
Step
3: 196
The Information about minimum current passing score
is presented at http://www.usmle.org/transcripts/
And the information about passing rate is presented
at http://www.usmle.org/performance-data/.
There is no option to write the step 1 exam again if
students getting average mark and not satisfied further trying to get the
Maximum score. If students willing to raise their score the answer is no, if
students not clearing the Paper Step 1 First time means then having a choice to
reappear again. Limitation of reappearing step 1 is three time per year.
Step
2:
Step 2 Examination it contains two stages that is CK
and CS Procedure. Clinical Knowledge and Clinical Skill, it’s an one day exam. The
Eligibility criteria for this exam is the students must clear the USMLE step 1
Level. Step 2 exam students can appear in fourth year.
For Step 2 Information : (http://www.usmle.org/pdfs
/usmlecontentoutline.pdf)
Clinical
Knowledge (CK)
It is nine hours test day and the passing rate for
this exam is 203, the total question in this exam is 355 multiple choice test
items. The Content area for this exam is Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology,
Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Surgery and other areas relevant to provision of
care under supervision. Mostly it describes clinical situations and require
that you provide one or more of the followings such as an indication of
underlying mechanism of disease, diagnosis, prognosis, and the further steps
include medical care that including Preventive measures. Scoring for this exam
is three digits.
Clinical
Skill (CS)
Step 2 CS it is the second part of the examination,
the basic reason for conducting this examination is the medical students who
wish to do PG program in US Countries. The Step 2 CS exam is administered by
CSEC at all six of its test centers in the United States. In Advance you need
to register this exam is upto 12 months. Testing appointments will usually fill
to take at least four months in advance. So every students must have a tough to
register it before, every year MAY
month itself, if they extended to August, you may be find that there is no
available appointments for testing.
USMLE Step 2 CS is a Pass-Fail Examination. Students
need to clear in three major subcomponent paper, that is Communication and
Interpersonal Skills, Spoken English Proficiency and Integrated Clinical
Encountered.
To check the Examination schedule or calendar
updates, results and finally further updates students can check through
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (Website : https://secure2.ecfmg.org/emain.asp?app=csess).
Step
3:
Step 3 is the final assessment of the USMLE
Procedure. It is also the one part of Licensing exam for the requirements of
Doctor of Medicine (MD). Students must be pass this exam for PG program in
Philippines. In Step 3 exam 75% consists
of Multiple choice question and the remaining 25% contains clinical case
simulations. This exam also Online process needs to register via State
Licensing Board of Examination.
Eligibility
Step 3 Eligibility, students (physician) must pass
step 1 and step 2 CK level procedure and needs to hold an MD or DO degree. For
International medical students must attain certification by (ECFMG) Educational
Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates.
Step 3 conducting by two days. And the score will be
in an single digit weather pass or fail.
Day
1: In
day 1, examination pattern is multiple choice questions. Day 1 deals with (FIP)
Foundations of Independent Practice, here will focus on the application of knowledge
in Medicine and Science and the Knowledge of Diagnosis and Management. Students
will answer 256 one word type questions and its divided into 6 Blocks. For
every Block time allotment is one hour.
Day2:
Day
2 procedure deals with Advance Clinical
Medicine (ACM), its basically focus on students knowledge in health and
disease in the Patient Management and Manifesting of Disease. These day 2
procedure include both Multiple choice question and computer based question.
The Time duration for this exam is 9 hours and it contains
198 multiple choice question and its splited into same 6 Blocks. Each blocks
carries 45 minutes time duration.
Similarly details we can go through out with this
websites
ECGMG Website : http://www.ecfmg.org/
FSMB Website : https://www.fsmb.org/
NBME Website : http://www.nbme.org/
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best for your USMLE examination!!
