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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 
USMLE score reports and transcripts show your scores (for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3) and an indication of whether you passed or failed (for all examinations). You will receive two different scores on the front of your report which basically reflects your overall performance on the examination: one on a . . . → Read More: USMLE Score FAQs: Pass or Fail? 
When I first started my prep for the USMLE, it seems everyone else was using First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 and swearing it’s the best book ever written for the USMLE. Of course, now that I have finished my own examination and have time to reflect not only on my experience but . . . → Read More: Is First Aid Alone Enough For USMLE Step 1 Review? 
People preparing for the USMLE have been asking this question since as far as I can remember. Way back in 2004, when sitting for the USMLE was just a thought for me, there were very sound arguments for taking either one of this exam first. If you are an AMG you may . . . → Read More: USMLE Step 1 or Step 2 CK – Which Exam should I take first? The United States Medical Licensing Examination or USMLE is a series of 4 examinations you need to take and pass in order to be licensed to practice medicine in the United States. The USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2 CK and USMLE Step 2 CS is required to enter any residency program . . . → Read More: What is the USMLE? When I was starting my prep, I kept on meeting the word high-yield. As in high yield review, high yield topics and high yield questions. So what does high yield means. As used by most people reviewing for the USMLE, High yield means medical concepts that are frequently tested in the USMLE. Therefore reviewers . . . → Read More: What are High Yield Topics? What are Experimental Questions in USMLE? When I first heard about experimental questions, the first questions that came to mind are: What is the experiment? What are they experimenting on? Why are they included in the USMLE? Like most people I started my research by going online visiting forums and blogs. After sifting . . . → Read More: What are Experimental Questions in USMLE? When I first started thinking about taking the USMLE Steps, my first inclination was to find out everything about this examination. Not just the official version or materials about the USMLE but also all the nuts and bolts and tips and tricks or ‘secrets’. Researching the information requires going through various official sites, blogs, . . . → Read More: USMLE FAQ
The USMLE states that in order to pass the exam, one should answer correctly between 55% to 65% Continue reading Is the USMLE getting tougher every year?
Along with “the USMLE is getting harder every year” claim, these 2 are probably the longest running and most persistent myth in various USMLE forums since 2005. Continue reading Is the version of the USMLE for IMGs harder than for AMGs?
This is the question often asked by newbies in various USMLE forums. The usual answer is either a yes or no, but the honest answer is another question. Enough for what? For acing the exam? Continue reading Is Kaplan enough for Step 1 Review?
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