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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Medical Education

Date Submitted: Nov 19, 2020
Date Accepted: Apr 12, 2021
Date Submitted to PubMed: Apr 20, 2021

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The United States Medical Licensing Exam Step 2 Clinical Skills Examination: Potential Alternatives During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Fatima R, Assaly AR, Aziz M, Moussa M, Assaly R

The United States Medical Licensing Exam Step 2 Clinical Skills Examination: Potential Alternatives During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

JMIR Med Educ 2021;7(2):e25903

DOI: 10.2196/25903

PMID: 33878014

PMCID: 8092027

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USMLE Step 2 CS; to be or not to be

  • Rawish Fatima; 
  • Ahmad R Assaly; 
  • Muhammad Aziz; 
  • Mohamad Moussa; 
  • Ragheb Assaly

ABSTRACT

Abstract We feel that that given the current COVID-19 crisis, it has created a lot of uncertainties and anxiety. With medical classes initially being conducted online and the ongoing match season, things do not seem to be getting better. NRMP made an official announcement on May 26 that they do not require candidates to take or pass the CS examination in order to participate in the Match. On November19, USMLE announced being in phase 2 (design phase) to relaunch this exam. For this reason, we have written our perspective of possible alternate solutions instead of conducting USMLE Step 2 CS. If the alternate model works out, it can be possibly implemented in future residency match seasons as well.


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Please cite as:

Fatima R, Assaly AR, Aziz M, Moussa M, Assaly R

The United States Medical Licensing Exam Step 2 Clinical Skills Examination: Potential Alternatives During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

JMIR Med Educ 2021;7(2):e25903

DOI: 10.2196/25903

PMID: 33878014

PMCID: 8092027

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