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Normally if you are a fresh graduate or third year medical student, you can skip the learning phase and proceed directly to mastery phase. While it is imperative for old graduates to go through a formal learning phase. The exception is if you are aiming for a 99, then you need a formal . . . → Read More: Aiming for a 99: Importance of the Learning Phase  
The USMLE Composite Committee and USMLE parent organizations (the National Board of Medical Examiners and the Federation of State Medical Boards) recently approved plans to change the structure of USMLE. Step 3 will be the first examination impacted, with changes to this examination to occur no earlier than 2014. The plans call . . . → Read More: Update on Planned Changes to USMLE Step 3 Examination 
Click here to ENROLL NOW *Enrollments for Askdoc’s USMLE Step 1 Prep Course MAY 2012 CLASS is now OPEN!!! If you are interested in the course, please enroll now or you can visit our main website for more information about the course. We would like to announce that we are currently accepting applications . . . → Read More: Ongoing Applications for Askdoc’s USMLE Step 1 Prep Course MAY 2012 CLASS  Leave a comment  Announcements, Prep Course Announcements  application, askdoc, assignments, comprehensive, education, enroll, enrolment, exam passer, examination, IMG, learning, medical, notes, online, organizer, pass, performance, preparation, program, review, study, Study Methods, study plan, study program, study schedule, usmle, usmle prep, usmle prep course, USMLE Step 1 
As previously announced, a new patient note and redesigned Communication and Interpersonal Skills subcomponent will be introduced into the USMLE Step 2 CS examinations beginning June 17, 2012. Updated practice and orientation materials reflecting these changes have been posted to the USMLE website. Examinees who plan to take the Step 2 CS examination . . . → Read More: Updated Practice and Orientation Materials for Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) Exam have been Posted 
What is the best time to start studying for the USMLE Step 1 if you want to score a 99? Believe it or not I’ve been asked that question so often and most of the time people don’t like my answer. The best time to start studying for the USMLE Step 1 . . . → Read More: Aiming for a 99 – The Best Time to Start Studying for the USMLE Step 1 
As a very old IMG, I was faced not only with the problem of having forgotten a lot of what I knew before. I also have a problem that a lot of what I know is obsolete and there are a lot of new concepts that I do not know. Medicine is constantly . . . → Read More: Problems of the Old IMG: Obsolete Knowledge 
Hi. I’m Mike, otherwise known as Askdoc. Some of you may already know my story. For those who don’t, well, I am a very old IMG, graduated way back in 1989. I took the USMLE Step 1 in April, 2006 and scored a 99/256 and USMLE Step 2 CK in November, 2006 and . . . → Read More: Advice for the Old IMG taking the USMLE 
When I started thinking about taking on the USMLE way back in last quarter of 2004, I would scour through all the forums. Trying to find any information I can get on how to tackle this difficult exam. I would pay special attention to the postings on exam experience. And whenever I see . . . → Read More: How to Score 99′s in the USMLE 
When I started my prep way back in 2005, I wanted to know how much I should know in order to get a 99. I started going through exam experiences of people who got 99′s, listing down all the study materials they used. A pattern started to emerge. They were all more or . . . → Read More: How Much Should You Study to Get a 99 in Step 1? 
As stated in the USMLE Bulletin of Information, the level of proficiency required to meet the recommended minimum passing level for each USMLE Step examination is reviewed periodically and may be adjusted at any time. Notice of such review and any adjustments are posted on the USMLE website. Every three to four years . . . → Read More: Review of USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) minimum passing score 
International medical students/graduates and graduates of Fifth Pathway programs who plan to participate in the 2013 Main Residency Match (in March 2013) are reminded that they must take Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) by December 31, 2012. As published in the 2012 Schedule for Reporting Step 2 CS Results (www.ecfmg.org/news/?p=52), if you do . . . → Read More: IMGs Participating In 2013 Match Should Apply For Step 2 CS Now Leave a comment Announcements, ECFMG Announcements, Old IMG, USMLE Step 2 CS clinical, ecfmg, eligibility, fifth, graduates, IMG, international, Match, medical, old IMG, pathway, program, publication, registration, residency, schedule, skills, step 2CS, usmle, usmle exam, usmle examination, usmle prep 
For the tenth consecutive year, the number of first-year (PGY-1) residency positions offered through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Main Residency Match increased. A total of 24,034 first-year positions were offered in the 2012 Match. This represents an increase of 613 positions compared to last year and an increase of more than . . . → Read More: IMG Performance in the 2012 Match 
What is ERAS? The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) developed the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS®) to allow medical school students and graduates to apply electronically for residency positions in accredited U.S. programs of graduate medical education. Students and graduates of U.S. medical schools/programs are assisted in the ERAS process by the . . . → Read More: ERAS®: Electronic Residency Application Service 
What biometric information is collected from a USMLE® candidate using BECS? Under the BECS program, a digitized representation of your fingerprint, an image of your fingerprint, along with your name, address, telephone number (if you provided one), date of birth or age, identification document number, and a scanned copy of your . . . → Read More: USMLE FAQS: Biometric Enabled Check In System (BECS) 
When I was trying to decide whether to take the USMLE or not way back in 2004, I pondered on whether I needed to attend a prep course or not? As an old Grad, I was at a loss on how to prep for this tough exam and enrolling in a prep . . . → Read More: Should I Enroll in a Prep Course For USMLE Step 1? 
How is the Step 2 CS exam scored? Examinees are scored in three separate subcomponents: Integrated Clinical Encounter (ICE), Communication and Interpersonal Skills (CIS), and Spoken English Proficiency (SEP). Each of the three subcomponents must be passed in a single administration in order to achieve a passing performance on Step 2 . . . → Read More: USMLE FAQS: Step 2 CS (Clinical Skills) Leave a comment USMLE FAQ, USMLE Step 2 CS base, clinical, data, education, evaluation, exam, extensive, gathering, information, interpret, licensed, monitor, notes, patient, performance, physicians, process, professional, program, quality, rapport, record, score, scoring, simulated, skills, SP, standardized, training, usmle, usmle prep, USMLE Step 2 CS, videos 
The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), a world expert on international medical schools and the credentials they issue, is pleased to announce the launch of an electronic process for verifying the medical education credentials of international physicians who seek entry into the U.S. health care system. In January 2012, after more . . . → Read More: ECFMG Launches Electronic Verification of Medical Credentials 
As announced in the ECFMG website, we would also like to remind the exam applicants that the USMLE program has introduced new rules on repeating USMLE examinations. Time between Examination Attempts The USMLE program sets rules on how quickly examinees can repeat the same Step or Step Component. As previously published, these rules . . . → Read More: REMINDER: New Rules on Repeating USMLE Examinations
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