you take the usmle step 2 on friday.
you take the usmle step 2 on friday.
when do you take the usmle step 2?
friday
usmle step 2 is designed to assess whether medical school students or graduates can apply medical knowledge, skills and understanding of clinical science essential for provision of patient care under supervision. us medical students typically take step 2 during the fourth year of medical school. step 2 is further divided into two separate exams:









































section::::step 2.:step 2 ck.
united states medical licensing examination
beginning in 2004, the usmle program undertook a comprehensive review of the usmle, referred to as the comprehensive review of usmle (cru). the review was overseen by the committee to evaluate the usmle program (ceup), which was composed of students, residents, clinicians, and members of the licensing, graduate, and undergraduate education communities. the goal of the committee was to determine if the mission and purpose of usmle were effectively and efficiently supported by the current design, structure, and format of the usmle. this process was to be guided, in part, by an analysis of information gathered from stakeholders, and was to result in recommendations to usmle governance. the ceup worked from 2006 to early 2008. the ceup's final report states that "none of the feedback (received from other stakeholders) seemed to indicate that usmle is broken, but there was considerable interest in enhancing and improving the program." additionally, the report states that "there appeared to be very strong reactions to step 2 cs, and ceup felt that survey and stakeholder meeting data on this component needed to be interpreted in a special way by attempting to separate (but still be attentive to) issues related to the mechanics and costs of step 2 cs versus the value of what the exam is intended to measure. on the issue of mechanics and costs, ceup recognized that usmle must be very attentive to the burden put on examinees by this testing format and that the impact on examinees must be considered when proposing future directions. concerning the skills measured by step 2 cs, there seemed to be legitimate concerns about content. many people wanted to see the exam begin to assess whether the examinee can detect and interpret abnormal findings and handle challenging communication issues. there was a frequently expressed sentiment that this exam was ripe for enhancement and that many of the more advanced communication skills and other competencies could be assessed through this vehicle." in response to the feedback gathered, the ceup recommended that "the assessment of clinical skills remain a component of usmle, but that usmle consider ways to further enhance the testing methods currently used, in order to address additional skills im-portant to medical practice. it is also recommended that the administrative challenges and costs to examinees as-sociated with related testing formats be given substantial weight in the consideration of future changes."
usmle step 2 clinical skills