retroviridae
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Copied from the usmle website. Posted 4/19/05
During a review of data for the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) examination, the USMLE quality control team detected a software problem that resulted in an incorrect pass/fail classification for a small number of examinees. The problem affected only examinees with Step 2 CS reports dated January 12 to March 30, 2005.
Candidates whose Step 2 CS reports are dated before January 12 or after March 30 are not affected.
Thirty-eight examinees were notified of a change in classification from fail to pass by express mail scheduled for delivery on April 20. We have also contacted the deans of the US medical schools in which any of these students is enrolled. In addition, we are sending a corrected score report to any organization that received the previous, incorrect results as part of the transcript services or other reporting mechanisms.
We have also sent letters and new performance profiles to candidates whose failing classification on Step 2 CS was confirmed by our review of data. We are now completing a review of the data for the few remaining candidates whose failing classification could be affected by the problem and will advise them promptly whether their outcome changes or not.
The problem occurred in the computer program that assigns ratings for patient notes. After each clinical encounter, examinees complete notes, which are submitted to a group of physicians who are specially trained to rate them. This rating is one subcomponent of an examinee's score on the Integrated Clinical Encounter (ICE), which is itself only one part of an examinee's overall score on the examination.
We are also reviewing data on examinees who received a passing classification during the relevant period. At this point, it appears that few, if any, passing scores will be affected. While we are extremely sensitive to examinees' concerns, these considerations must be weighed in context of the overall purpose of the exam: to provide a common national minimum standard that all physicians must meet to be licensed to practice medicine in the US. If the governing board determines that the status of any examinee must on that basis change from pass to fail, we will notify that person as soon as we can confirm the change.
The USMLE recognizes the gravity of a change in pass/fail classification for any person. We deeply regret any disruption this problem may have caused. Concerned examinees can call our toll-free number at 866-504-8564 (if calling from within the US or Canada ). If you are calling from outside the US and Canada , please call 215-590-9260. Or e-mail us at step2cs@nbme.org.
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| saxena
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im an img failed in cs,got very low performance is cis [communicatn n interpersonal skills]..........rest of components got very high performance,im very frustrated,plz help me how can i improve myself in cis.........
do u think kaplan course will help me? will the one day course in history takng workshop help me or should i prepare on my own?
first time used uw n kaplan book.......i checked ecfmg cis contents ......it was showng transitn sentences , counselng ,open ended qs.........i have done everthng except in 2 cases,i counseled fr smokng n alcohol wen takinhg history ,is that wrong?n i draped patient before physical exam shd i have done it earlier?plz give suggestns?
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| retroviridae
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Here is an update for those who passed during this time period....
What if I received a passing Step 2 CS score report dated January 12 through March 30? Our review of the data currently suggests that a dozen or fewer examinees who originally received passing scores will be affected. On May 25, we sent express mail deliveries to ten examinees, notifying them that we could not verify their performance on the Patient Note component of ICE. It will be necessary for them to validate the previously reported passing result by retaking Step 2 CS before December 1, 2005. We will complete the review by June 15 of the small number of additional candidates whose passing classification could conceivably change to “result pending
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