United States Medical Licensing Examination

Eklavya Overseas. December 15, 2019

This licensing exam is for the students graduated from the medical colleges affiliated with Liaison Committee on Medical Education and Alpha Opera Alpha. This exam consists of three steps to attain a medical license in the US and funds are provided by the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) and the Federation of States Medical Boards (FSMB).  Interested medical students and graduates of medical colleges in Canada or the US-affiliated by the AOA and LCME can enrol for the USMLE first 2 steps on NLSE. The eligibility period to register to appear in the first two steps i.e. Step 1 and Step 2 CK is three months (February the 1^st to April the 30^th or March the 1^st to May the 31^st). The registration starts from mid-September. Students eligible for Step 2 (CS) are given 12 month eligibility time after the date of registration.  Well! Cracking this licensing exam is not a hard task for students if they start preparing for the exam from the very first day of the medical course. Getting valid scores should be of primal importance.

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Is applying for the USMLE exam a very time-consuming process or a relatively hard task?

No! It is neither a hard task nor a very time-consuming process.  Let’s, make the procedure of enrolment clear for you.

Step 1 is an online test. It checks if a student can apply or understand the basic concept of sciences which is usually used in general practice. The concepts are related to modes of therapy, disease and underlying health. The medical students studying in the 6^th year of the MBBS course are eligible to apply in Step 2 i.e.

Step2 If a student doesn’t fail to clear this examination then Congrats! You are eligible to apply for residency in the US (Clinical PG). The passing score for the USMLE is 230.

How Many Steps Are There in The Exam?

There are 3 steps in total- Step 1, Step2 CK and Step2 CS. There will be 2 steps initially, Step 1 and Step 2 where step 2 is divided into two parts. The first part of Step 2 consists of the Clinical Knowledge and the second part includes Clinical skills.  And Step 3 is for those students who have completed their medical course from outside Canada or the United States. Medical college should be listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools. Students can visit FSMB website to apply.  NOTE: If a student is a dropout or dismissed from the college then he/she is not eligible for the USMLE.

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