Education Night 2014

USMLEA three-step examination for medical licensure

in the United States Step 1 (Basic Sciences)System and Process322 multiple choice questions/7 blocks 46 questions/hour (per block)8 hours (45 min break time + 15 min optional tutorial)Current passing score for Step 1 = 192Average score = 220Can only retake if failed but the first fail shows up in residency application therefore not recommended

Cost $850 US + International location $150 (Aus)Offered in Melbourne, SydneyOffered all year round except for first 2 wks of January

USMLEStep 2 CK (Clinical Knowledge)Clinical diagnosis and disease pathogenesis368 questions / 8 blocks (44/block)9 hoursMedicine, Surgery, Peds, Psychiatry, ObsGynSignificant overlap w step 1 in pharma, pathophys, and bio-stats

Cost $850 US + International location $165 (Aus)Offered in Sydney and MelbourneStep 2 CS (Clinical Skills)12 standard patient interactions, 15 min eachMust be taken in US (Philly, Atlanta, LA, Chicago, Houston)

Pass or fail – no numerical scoreCosts $1480Step 3…during residency

TimelineMust have completed 2 years of

medicine before taking steps 1 or 2

Step 1: sooner or later?favorable to have done internal med rotations before taking step 2 CS

Have 7 years from time of first exam to finish Steps 1 and 2

Step 2 CS scores are valid indefinitelySteps 1 and 2 are considered valid

for 7 yearsRegistration for all 3 via ECFMG

website

To learn the material:First AidGoljanDoctors In TrainingKaplanMicrobiology Made Ridiculously Simple

Board Review SeriesTo practice:Kaplan Q-bankUSMLE RXUSMLE World Q-bank

Resources

Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Examination (MCCEE)

4 hr, 180 MC questions, computer based exam150 scored, 30 not scoredCannot retake if passedStandard score scale 50-500Average score 271 (s.d. 50), pass score 250Pre-requisite to Medical Council of Canada

Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) and NAC-OSCE

Offered up to 5 times a year in a 2-3week testing window (Jan, Feb-March, May, Sept, Oct-Nov)

3 Prometric sites in Australia$1,645 CADScore valid indefinitely

National Assessment Collaboration (NAC) OSCE

Cost $2190 CADOSCE stations, 11 min/station, ~3 hoursMust have passed the MCCEE to be eligiblePrerequisite for some provinces’ IMG assessment

programs• Must be done in Canada (exam centres in AB,

BC, ON, MB, QC, NS)• September 2014 test dates, proposed March

and Sept test dates in 2015Score valid indefinitelyPreparing: “Therapeutic Choices edited by Jean

Gray, published by the Canadian Pharmacists Association”

Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination p1Only offered in CanadaContent:196 MC questions in a 3.5 hr morning session (75% of score)

4 hr clinical decision making session in short menu and short answer write-in format involving 60 cases and 80 questions. (25% of score)

$950 CADRequired by some but not all programs (the

minority)Sessions in April/May and Oct/Nov of every yearWritten after graduation, must have passed the

MCCEE

www.usmle.org

www.ecfmg.org

www.mcc.ca

Websites

Doctors in Training Promotionhttp://youtu.be/zRWghQ88rZQ