With the dreaded USMLE Step 1 now always around the corner -- it's now given 6 days a week, every week! -- the test has become a popular topic of questions on Medscape Med Students' discussion boards.

Preparing for the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) exam is a crucial milestone for medical students and graduates. A ...

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 ...

Physical examination reveals elevated jugular venous pressure and an early systolic ejection sound is heard. A III/IV early diastolic decrescendo murmur heard best at the right upper sternal ...

Physical examination reveals a III/VI holosystolic murmur at the cardiac apex, an S3 heart sound and rales in the lower lung fields. No lower-extremity edema is present. Which of the following is ...

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The goal of this column is to provide you with the resources you need to excel in medical school. For more clinical resources, visit Emily Cooper's blog, Med-Source, which she maintains as a "one ...

In February, we reported on a cheating scandal that resulted in U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) scores being invalidated for hundreds of Nepali test takers, some of whom later filed a ...

The early results of the United States Medical Licensing Exam’s new grading process are worrisome. Medical schools and ...

They found that ChatGPT was able to score “at or around the approximately 60 percent passing threshold” for the licensing exam. As the website explains, the USMLE is a three-step exam that ...

As with many other components of medical school, one of the commonly cited challenges of Step 1 involves identifying key and ... historically found helpful in their preparation for the USMLE exams.

The winter was harsh, but after four months, I successfully passed Step 2 in 2024. Post-exam, I decided to pay it forward by helping other students in the USMLE journey. I remembered feeling lost ...