Pass/fail score reporting for USMLE Step 1: An opportunity to redefine the transition to residency together

GL Lin, C Nwora, L Warton - Academic Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The upcoming transition of the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 to
pass/fail score reporting has wide-ranging implications for the medical education …

A stepping stone toward necessary change: How the new USMLE Step 1 scoring system could affect the residency application process

S Salari, F Deng - Academic Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Score reporting for the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 will change from
a 3-digit number to pass/fail as soon as January 1, 2022. The shift is meant to prevent …

Implications of the United States medical licensing examination step 1 examination transition to pass/fail on medical students education and future career …

H Ehrlich, M Sutherland, M McKenney… - The American …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 will transition to
pass/fail score by 2022. We aim to investigate US medical students' perspectives on the …

The USMLE Step 1 pass/fail reporting proposal: The APDR position

A Rozenshtein, ME Mullins, MV Marx - Academic radiology, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) and the United States
Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) has convened a conference of “key stakeholders” …

Medical students' reflections on the recent changes to the USMLE step exams

PT Cangialosi, BC Chung, TP Thielhelm… - Academic …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Abstract The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) consists of Step 1, Step
2 Clinical Knowledge, Step 2 Clinical Skills, and Step 3. To be licensed to practice medicine …

The new USMLE Step 1 paradigm: An opportunity to cultivate diversity of excellence

S Pershing, L Katznelson - Academic Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Abstract The February 2020 announcement that United States Medical Licensing
Examination (USMLE) Step 1 results will be reported as pass/fail instead of numerical …

Reporting a pass/fail outcome for USMLE Step 1: consequences and challenges for international medical graduates

JR Boulet, WW Pinsky - Academic Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
After extensive stakeholder discussion, the Federation of State Medical Boards and the
National Board of Medical Examiners announced in February 2020 that United States …

Anticipating the impact of the USMLE Step 1 pass/fail scoring decision on underrepresented-in-medicine students

W McDade, MB Vela, JP Sánchez - Academic Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Three-digit United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 scores
have assumed an outsized role in residency selection decisions, creating intense pressure …

The USMLE step 1 examination: can pass/fail make the grade?

CP West, SJ Durning, BC O'Brien… - Academic …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
On February 12, 2020, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National
Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) announced that the United States Medical Licensing …

Improving residency selection requires close study and better understanding of stakeholder needs

PJ Katsufrakis, HJ Chaudhry - Academic Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Abstract The United States Medical Licensing Examination has long been valued by state
medical boards as an evidence-based, objective assessment of an individual's progressive …