USMLE Announces New Step 3 Eligibility Requirements
Posted March 5th, 2021 by Dennis Abramson.
The USMLE Program’s announcement that it was permanently discontinuing the Step 2 CS examination continues to have far reaching consequences for aspiring physicians and the medical licensing and credentialing organizations, […]
Read MoreUSMLE Attempt Limit Policy to Change from Six (6) to Four (4) Attempts
Posted March 4th, 2021 by Dennis Abramson.
The USMLE Program has announced changes in its eligibility rules, reducing the number of permissible failed attempts to four (4) attempts for any USMLE Step examination. Under the current policy […]
Read MoreECFMG Announces New Requirements for ECFMG Certification
Posted February 17th, 2021 by Dennis Abramson.
Almost immediately after the USMLE Program permanently discontinued the Step 2 CS exam, ECFMG announced that it would develop modifications to the five (5) alternative pathways it developed to permit […]
Read MoreECFMG Responds to USMLE Permanent Cancellation with Expanded Pathways for 2022 Match
Posted January 26th, 2021 by Dennis Abramson.
In response to today’s announcement that the USMLE Step 2 CS examination will be permanently discontinued, ECFMG has announced that it will offer expanded pathways to temporary ECFMG certification for […]
Read MoreUSMLE Step 2 CS Permanently Discontinued
Posted January 26th, 2021 by Dennis Abramson.
Categories: ECFMG, NBME, NRMP, USMLE, xHospital Credentialing.
In what amounts to a fundamental change in the way doctors qualify to practice medicine in the United States, the National Board of Medical Examiners and Federation of State Medical […]
Read MoreUSMLE Announces Development of Modified Clinical Skills Examination
Posted November 22nd, 2020 by Dennis Abramson.
The cancellation of the Step 2 CS Examination by the USMLE Program has had a profound impact on the medical licensure landscape, not only in the United States, but across […]
Read MoreThe Consequences of a Finding of Irregular Behavior
Posted September 1st, 2020 by Dennis Abramson.
Categories: ECFMG, Healthcare Litigation, NBME, USMLE, xHospital Credentialing.
Per our website at this link, we write “What is at stake when a medical student, medical school graduate or medical professional receives a letter informing them that they are […]
Read MoreUSMLE Makes New Announcements Regarding Step 1 and Step 2 CS
Posted July 18th, 2020 by Dennis Abramson.
The USMLE Program today announced that its plan to cause Step 1 to change from a three-digit scoring system to a pass/fail scoring system will not be implemented at any […]
Read MoreNBME Launches Covid-19 Site
Posted April 25th, 2020 by Abramson & Abramson.
Categories: NBME.
The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) has created a blog-style web page to provide stakeholders with easy access to updates regarding assessment information affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
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