Medical students are under immense pressure not only to pass, but to excel at the exam, as it is the biggest deciding factor for selecting applicants to interview for residency positions. However, all ...

Scores for Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) will be reported as pass/fail, not as numeric scores, the two organizations that sponsor the test announced Wednesday. The ...

The Step 1 three-digit score has long been one of the main statistics residency programs used to rank applicants, giving this single exam the power of determining the rest of a student's medical ...

Preparing for the USMLE Step 1 exam is a pivotal moment in a medical student’s journey. Selecting the right preparation course can significantly influence your performance. Based on firsthand ...

Medical students around the country cheered and jeered this week’s announcement that the results of a much-feared compulsory exam known as Step 1 would cease to be reported with a three-digit score ...

LaShyra T. Nolen is in her first year at Harvard Medical School. The atmosphere was electric last Wednesday as medical students across the nation celebrated the news that the United States Medical ...

Enter your name exactly how it appears on the identification (i.e., driver’s license; passport) that you will present the day you take the exam. Your ID must also match your medical school records. If ...

“Are you OK?” a medical school classmate asked when I snuck back into the lecture hall. I had just learned that I bombed arguably the most important test of my life. I was not OK. I was employing ...

USMLE exams, Step 1 and Step 2 are well known and necessary components of your medical education and the Office of Student Affairs seeks to ensure that all BCM students are equipped with the necessary ...