USMLEin

Welcome to USMLEin

USMLEin is a website and forum for medical students and doctors taking the United States Medical License Exams (USMLE) or participating in the Match to obtain a Residency. The focus of this site will be to review the various sources to do well and succeed on the road to a residency program of your dreams.

Utilize the Free Residency Criteria Lists and discuss your questions and concerns at the forums. The forums are divided into General forums, USMLE forums, and Residency forums to discuss issues relevant to your needs.

Coming soon will be various articles to help understand the process. Also reviews of books and courses will be created to help you choose the best course of action to pass the USMLE exams and to be successful in the NRMP Match process to get into a residency program.

USMLE Step 1

USMLE Step 1 consists of multiple-choice questions prepared by examination committees. The test is designed to measure basic science knowledge. Some questions test the examinee’s ability to solve problems through application of basic science principles. USMLE Step 1 sections focusing on individual organ systems are subdivided according to normal and abnormal processes, principles of therapy, and psychosocial, cultural, and environmental considerations. Each examination covers content related to the traditionally defined disciplines of anatomy, behavioral sciences, biochemistry, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, and physiology, as well as to interdisciplinary areas including genetics, aging, immunology, nutrition, and molecular and cell biology.Broadly based learning that establishes a strong general understanding of concepts and principles in the basic sciences is the best preparation for the examination.

USMLE Step 2 CK

Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (Step 2 CK) consists of multiple-choice questions prepared by examination committees. Test questions focus on the principles of clinical science that are deemed important for the practice of medicine under supervision in postgraduate training. The examination is constructed from an integrated content outline that organizes clinical science material. Broadly based learning that establishes a strong general foundation of understanding of concepts and principles in the clinical sciences is the best preparation for the examination.

USMLE Step 2 CS

The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), through its three Steps (Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3), assesses a physician’s ability to apply knowledge, concepts, and principles, and to demonstrate fundamental patient-centered skills that are important in health and disease and that constitute the basis of safe and effective patient care. USMLE Step 2 CS assesses the ability of examinees to apply medical knowledge, skills, and understanding of clinical science essential for the provision of patient care under supervision, and includes emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. USMLE Step 2 ensures that due attention is devoted to the principles of clinical sciences and basic patient- centered skills that provide the foundation for the safe and effective practice of medicine.USMLE Step 2 CS uses standardized patients to test medical students and graduates on their ability to gather information from patients, perform physical examinations, and communicate their findings to patients and colleagues

USMLE Step 3

The purpose of USMLE Step 3 is to determine if a physician possesses and can apply the medical knowledge and understanding of clinical science considered essential for the unsupervised practice of medicine, with emphasis on patient management in ambulatory care settings. The inclusion of Step 3 in the USMLE sequence of licensing examinations ensures that attention is devoted to the importance of assessing the knowledge and skills of physicians who are assuming independent responsibility for providing general medical care to patients.

ERAS & NRMP Match

Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) is the residency programs choice of viewing applications. ERAS can be accessed at the AAMC site. First, the applicant must apply for an ERAS token at the Educational Commision of Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). Then you submit all your information into the application into ERAS at the AAMC site. The rank order list is created at the NRMP website.