United State Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Test Preparation & Practice Test

You must be in any of the following categories:

Step 1 and Step 2:


     •  A Medical student enrolled in a US or Canadian Medical School program which leads to the MD Degree or DO Degree
     •  A medical student enrolled in any medical school outside US and Canada and must be eligible for exam conducted by ECFMG.


Step 3:

     •  Should have MD Degree or DO Degree
     •  Pass both Step 1 and Step 2 ( CK/CS)

Registration

     •  Applicants from US appearing for Step 1 and Step 2 (CK or CS) need to register at http://www.nbme.org
     •  Applicants outside US appearing for Step and Step 2, please register at http://www.ecfmg.org
     •  For Step 3, registration will be done at http://www.fsmb.org

Exam Details

     •  USMLE initially started as a paper-based exam but later on changed to Computer-based multiple-choice test.
     •  Thomson Prometric administers the USMLE test every year using the FRED V2 software.
     •  The Step 1 gauges the ability of candidate in applying scientific knowledge while practicing medicine.
     •  The Step 2 of USMLE examines the candidate’s capability of application of skills and medical knowledge to real-life problems.
     •  The step 3 of USMLE measures the ability of an applicant to apply medical knowledge in medical setting and deals with understanding of clinical and bio-medical science.

Contents

Step 1:

Questions are of multiple-choice format.

     •  No. of Questions: 350
     •  Duration: 8 hours


Step 2:

Multiple-Choice pattern and best answer format

     •  No. of Questions: 370
     •  Duration 9 hours


Step 3:

Step 3 is a two-day exam with multiple-choice pattern. It is divided into:

     •  Clinical Encounters
     •  Physician Tasks


Day 1:

     •  No. of Questions: 336
     •  Duration: 8 hours


Day 2:

     •  No. of Questions: 144
     •  Duration: 3 hours

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