USMLE Step 2.

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USMLE Step 2 tests your medical knowledge and its application to patient care. Step 2 predominantly assesses the clinical subjects, with the bulk of questions from Internal Medicine. Other areas tested include surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, ENT, Ophthalmology, and medical ethics. USMLE Step 2 exam is a one-day computer based test, given over nine hours. The exam consists of 370 MCQs, which are divided into eight blocks. Each block lasts for 60 minutes and there is one-hour break time, which can be split up and used in-between blocks as you like. The USMLE Step 2 exam can be taken at Prometric centers in the U.S. and in several countries, around the world. Prometric USMLE Step 2 test center locations. The test is given continuously, through out the year 

U.S. medical students usually take the USMLE Step 2 exam in the final year of medical school. If you are a Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG), you should plan to take this test after your medical school, and preferably after you have completed your Internal medicine rotation. Most MCQ questions give clinical scenarios and ask you to make medical diagnosis and clinical decisions. Obtaining a good score is vital for matching to a good medical residency program. USMLE Step 2 sample questions.

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Changes to USMLE Step 2 exam.

ECFMG has announced the following changes to USMLE Step 2 exam. These changes are likely to take place in mid-2004. 

• USMLE Step 2 examination will consist of 2 parts.

• USMLE Step 2 CS (Clinical Skills) will replace the existing ECFMG CSA.

• USMLE Step 2 CK (Clinical Knowledge) will replace the existing Step 2 MCQ exam

• The fee will remain the same ($1200)