USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination)

✔️ How should you interpret your USMLE score? ✔️ How should you interpret your Relative Strengths and Weaknesses? ✔️ Who else sees your score report? ✔️ What’s the best remediation strategy if you didn’t pass a Step exam? Find answers to these common questions and more about your USMLE score report. https://bit.ly/4essuML #MedStudent #MedEd #USMLE

📖Try a Step 2 CK sample test question! Place your best guess in the comments, and we’ll provide the correct answer tomorrow. Three days after hospitalization for diabetic ketoacidosis, an 87-year-old woman refuses insulin injections. She says that her medical condition has declined so much that she no longer wishes to go on living; she is nearly blind and will likely require bilateral leg amputations. She reports that she has always been an active person and does not see how her life will be of value anymore. She has no family and most of her friends are sick or deceased. On mental status examination, she is alert and cooperative. She accurately describes her medical history and understands the consequences of refusing insulin. There is no evidence of depression. She dismisses any attempts by the physician to change her mind, saying that the physician is too young to understand her situation. She says, "I know I will die, and this is what I want." Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management? (A) Discharge the patient after she has signed an "against medical advice" form (B) Seek a court order to appoint a legal guardian (C) Offer insulin but allow the patient to refuse it (D) Admit to the psychiatric unit (E) Administer insulin against the patient's wishes Practice with more #USMLE Step 2 CK sample test questions: https://bit.ly/47ONACB.

All ERAS 2025 participants: please follow instructions from ERAS for sending your #USMLE transcript to U.S. training programs. The recent transition of all transcript requests to USMLE co-sponsor the Federation of State Medical Boards does not affect transcripts for ERAS.

Follow these tips for a smooth USMLE exam day! You should arrive at the test center at least 30 minutes prior to your scheduled testing appointment. If you arrive after your appointment time, you may not be admitted. You also must present a valid, unexpired government-issued photo identification as part of the check-in process. https://bit.ly/3xkH6xz #USMLE #MedStudent

Are you attending the #OMED24 conference this weekend? The #USMLE program is excited to connect with osteopathic students and physicians! Stop by booth 125 to meet our team and learn more about the Step exams.

In response to helpful feedback from the #MedEd community, new guidelines for composing a personal statement when requesting accommodations have been posted. The new guidelines offer more clarity to assist you in documenting a need for test accommodations. If you intend to request accommodations for the #USMLE, please review the updated personal statement guidelines. https://bit.ly/3TunhMg

Registration opens today for the Main Residency Match. Good luck to all those participating in #Match2025! We wish you the best as you begin your next “Step” to becoming a licensed physician. #MedStudent #USMLE

The #USMLE program’s mission is to support medical licensing authorities in the U.S. through the development, delivery and continual improvement of high-quality assessments throughout physicians' preparation for practice. Our goals are to: ✅Provide to licensing authorities meaningful info from assessments of physician characteristics that are important to the provision of safe and effective #patient care. ✅Engage the #MedEd community, licensing authorities and #clinicians in the design and development of these assessments. ✅Assure fairness and equity to #physicians through the highest professional testing standards. ✅Continue to develop and improve assessments for #licensure with the intent of assessing physicians more accurately and comprehensively. Learn more about the USMLE program: https://bit.ly/4c0X1Qa.

Preparing for the #USMLE? The Unlocking Assessment videos of USMLE co-sponsor NBME can help you learn new strategies for approaching test questions by examining different patient scenarios. You can also take advantage of other free practice materials on the USMLE website. https://bit.ly/4eOfaTQ #MedEd #MedStudent

Did you know? Exams have always been an important part of the licensing process in medicine. State board exams long predated the #USMLE (1992), #FLEX (1968) and #NBMEParts (1916). The oldest of these exam prep books dates to 1908, and these types of books were produced through the 1960s.