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MEDICAL LICENSING EXAMINATION

Step 3 Score Delay
Impact on USMLE Transcript Requests

Starting in mid-February 2012, changes will occur to the USMLE Step 3 examination resulting in a delay in score reporting for most Step 3 examinations administered from mid-February 2012 through early May 2012. The target date for reporting Step 3 scores for most examinees testing during that interval will be Wednesday, June 6, 2012.

For examinees who take Step 3 during this time period and need the score to appear on an official USMLE transcript, do not send the transcript request until your scores are available on the Candidate website. All transcript requests are processed as they are received. The FSMB will not hold a request pending the release of Step 3 scores at a later date.

Further updates about Step 3 score availability will be posted on this web page as they become available.

The Federation of State Medical Boards establishes public trust with a rigorous examination system for those who seek a license to practice medicine.

FSMB collaborates with the National Board of Medical Examiners to provide the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®) and the Post-Licensure Assessment System (PLAS), assessment tools that assist state boards in their medical licensing decisions.

UNITED STATES MEDICAL LICENSING EXAMINATION® (USMLE®) provides medical licensing authorities with a common evaluation system for applicants for initial medical licensure. Designed to be taken at different points during medical education and training, the USMLE assesses a physician's ability to apply knowledge, concepts and principles, and to demonstrate fundamental patient centered skills.

POST-LICENSURE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (PLAS) provides diagnostic assessment tools for evaluating the ongoing competence of licensed or previously licensed physicians. PLAS comprises two independent yet complementary services:

  • Special Purpose Examination (SPEX) a one-day, computerized multiple-choice question generalist examination that evaluates the current medical knowledge of physicians who are some years away from having passed a national medical licensing examination, such as USMLE.
  • Clinical competence assessment resources, through collaboration with physician evaluation and remediation programs around the country.

The 2012 Step 3 application cycle runs October 1, 2011 through August 31, 2012.

 

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