In first place, in most schools, students who do not approve the USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK are not candidates for graduation. The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) offered by the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) are often regarded as two of the most challenging milestones in medical school. Keywords: USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2 CK, NBME CBSE, NBME Medicine CSSE Similarly, a score <208 in the USMLE Step 1 might predict failure in the USMLE Step 2 CK.
There was a significant correlation ( r=0.684, P≤0.0001) between a score of ≥208 in the USMLE Step 1 and passing the Step 2 CK on the first attempt.Ĭonclusion: A score <66 in the NBME CBSE might indicate failure during the USMLE Step 1 first take. Students with scores <66 in the NBME CBSE were less likely to approve the USMLE Step 1 on their first attempt ( P≤0.00001). Results: There were significant correlations between the scores from NBME CBSE and USMLE Step 1 ( r=0.73, P≤0.001), between the scores from the NBME Medicine CSSE and the USMLE Step 2 CK ( r=0.572, P≤0.001), and between the scores from the USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK ( r=0.698, P≤0.001). Methods: Gender and scores from 724 students who took the USMLE Step 1 were linked and analyzed with the scores of the NBME CBSE, the NBME Medicine CSSE, and the USMLE Step 2 CK using IBM-SPSS. We also assessed if the NBME Medicine Clinical Science Subject Examination (CSSE) or the USMLE Step 1 could predict passing scores during the USMLE Step 2 CK.
This study was aimed at determining if the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Comprehensive Basic Science Examination (CBSE) could predict a passing score during the USMLE Step 1. Humberto M Guiot, 1,2 Hilton Franqui-Rivera 1,3ġDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR, USA 2Department of Microbiology and Medical Zoology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR, USA 3Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, PR, USAīackground: Finding early specific indicators of failure in the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) could be used to develop early interventions that could solve deficiencies and help at-risk students to ultimately attain a passing score.