drbcshah
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[font class="fsmbSectionTitle"]2008 USMLE Updates[/font]
January
Review of Step 3 Minimum Passing Performance
The USMLE program recommends a minimum passing level for each Step. Medical licensing authorities may accept the recommended pass/fail result, or they may establish their own minimum passing requirements. The recommended requirements to pass USMLE Step 1, Step 2 Clinical Knowledge, and Step 3 were originally identified in the early 1990s, and the Step 2 Clinical Skills standards were first identified in November 2004.
The USMLE Step Committees are responsible for the design and development of the Step examinations, as well as establishing and monitoring standards. These committees are made up of physicians and scientists who bring educational, licensing, and practice perspectives to this process. Every three to four years a Step Committee is asked to complete an in-depth review of standards.
The Step 3 Committee is scheduled to assess the minimum passing score for USMLE Step 3 at its meeting on April 14, 2008. In its review of the minimum passing score, the Step 3 Committee will consider information from multiple sources, including: 1) recommendations from independent groups of physicians who participated in content-based standard-setting activities in 2008; 2) results of surveys of various groups (e.g., state licensing representatives, medical school faculty, samples of examinees) concerning the appropriateness of current pass/fail standards for Step examinations; 3) trends in examinee performance; and 4) score precision and its effect on the pass/fail decision.
The decision of the Step 3 Committee will be posted at the USMLE website at http://www.usmle.org/general_information/announce.... If the Committee determines that a change is appropriate for Step 3, the new recommended minimum passing score will become effective for all examinees who begin their Step 3 examination on or after May 1, 2008.
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| doc1981
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How exciting.. this is exactly what we needed on top of all the chaos that comes with the match process... 
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| Lex
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wow...every time I decide to take a test........it seems like the change the passing score
oh well 
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| farnsworth
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[Posted April 15, 2008]
As stated in the USMLE Bulletin of Information and as explained in a previous posting to the USMLE website, the level of proficiency required to meet the recommended minimum passing level for each USMLE Step examination is reviewed periodically and may be adjusted at any time. Notice of such review and any adjustments are posted at the USMLE website.
At its April 2008 meeting, the Step 3 Committee conducted such a review. The Committee considered information from multiple sources, including: 1) recommendations from independent groups of physicians who participated in content-based standard-setting activities in 2008; 2) results of surveys of various groups (e.g., state licensing representatives, medical school faculty, samples of examinees) concerning the appropriateness of current pass/fail standards for Step examinations; 3) trends in examinee performance; and 4) score precision and its effect on the pass/fail decision.
The Committee decided to raise the three-digit score recommended to pass Step 3 from 184 to 187. The new minimum passing score will be applied to Step 3 examinations for which the first day of testing is on or after May 1, 2008.
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| drshvetasm
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Whatttttttt,...noooo i better give the exam before they raise it again!!
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| drbcshah
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[Posted April 15, 2008]
As stated in the USMLE Bulletin of Information and as explained in a previous posting to the USMLE website, the level of proficiency required to meet the recommended minimum passing level for each USMLE Step examination is reviewed periodically and may be adjusted at any time. Notice of such review and any adjustments are posted at the USMLE website.
At its April 2008 meeting, the Step 3 Committee conducted such a review. The Committee considered information from multiple sources, including: 1) recommendations from independent groups of physicians who participated in content-based standard-setting activities in 2008; 2) results of surveys of various groups (e.g., state licensing representatives, medical school faculty, samples of examinees) concerning the appropriateness of current pass/fail standards for Step examinations; 3) trends in examinee performance; and 4) score precision and its effect on the pass/fail decision.
The Committee decided to raise the three-digit score recommended to pass Step 3 from 184 to 187. The new minimum passing score will be applied to Step 3 examinations for which the first day of testing is on or after May 1, 2008.
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