Thursday, 19 December 2013

The future of USMLE

Hi there,

I recently read an article in which,possible changes to USMLE were discussed.It seemed as if USMLE will undergo some substantial changes couple years from now. The changes will be implemented after the year 2016. Some of the important changes are described in the image below.




Friday, 13 December 2013

USMLE STEP 1 MINIMUM PASSING SCORE RAISED FROM 188 TO 192.

Hi there,

As you can see.The minimum passing score of usmle step 1 has been raised from 188 to 192.This change will be applied to Step 1 examinees testing on or after January 1, 2014.


This announcement describes a change in the Step 1 examination minimum passing score that will affect examinees testing on or after January 1, 2014.
As stated in the USMLE Bulletin of Information and as explained in a previous posting to the USMLE website, the minimum passing score for each USMLE Step examination is reviewed periodically and may be adjusted at any time.
At its December 2013 meeting, the Step 1 Committee conducted a review of the USMLE Step 1 examination minimum passing score. During the meeting, the Committee considered information from multiple sources, including:
  • Recommendations from independent groups of physicians who participated in content-based standard-setting activities in 2013;
  • Results of surveys of various groups (e.g., state licensing representatives, medical school faculty, examinees) concerning the appropriateness of current passing requirements for the Step 1 examination;
  • Data on trends in examinee performance;
  • Data on precision of pass/fail classifications.
As a result of its review, the Step 1 Committee decided to raise the recommended Step 1 minimum passing score from 188 to 192.
This change will be applied to Step 1 examinees testing on or after January 1, 2014.