Señales

A Joint Program of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc., and the National Board of Medical Examiners®

2011 Bulletin of Information

TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Purpose of the USMLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 1 The Three Steps of the USMLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Examination Committees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ownership and Copyright of Examination Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Computer-Based Testing (CBT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 TheComprehensive Review of USMLE . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ELIGIBILITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 2 CS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Step 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Who Is Required to Take Step 2 CS? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Graduates of Unaccredited Medical Schools in theUnited States and Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Sequence of Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Time Limit and Number of Attempts Allowed to Complete All Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Retakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Official Performance of Record for Examinees Retaking aPreviously Passed Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Formerly Administered Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Change in Eligibility Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 EXAMINATION CONTENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Step 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Step 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 PREPARING FOR THE TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Materials Available Through USMLE . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Materials Available Through Third Parties. . . . . . . . 14 Test Lengths and Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 14 Practicing with the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Practice at Prometric Test Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 APPLYING FOR THE TEST AND SCHEDULING YOUR TEST DATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Application Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Applying for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 2 CS. . . . . 16Applying for Step 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Examinees Who Require Personal Items in the Testing Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Examinees with Disabilities Requesting Test Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Obtaining an Eligibility Period for Step 1 and Step 2 CK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 17 Obtaining an Eligibility Period for Step 2 CS . . . . . . 18 Obtaining an Eligibility Period for Step 3 . . . . . . . . . 18 Scheduling Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3 . . . . . . . . . 18 Scheduling Step 2 CS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Summary of Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Testing Regulations and Rules of Conduct . . . . . . . . 23 Personal Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Admission to the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Step 2 CS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....