The Bulletin includes information on all aspects of USMLE, such as eligibility requirements, scheduling test dates, testing, and score reporting. You must review and become familiar with the Bulletin before completing your application for USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK, or Step 3.
Practice Sessions are available, for a fee, for registered examinees who want the opportunity to become familiar with the Prometric test center environment.
Subject Examinations allow you to measure your students’ knowledge and understand how their performance compares to examinees in medical schools throughout the United States.
With NBME Self-Assessments, you can evaluate your readiness and practice for the USMLE®, an NBME Subject Exam, or the International Foundations of Medicine® (IFOM®) Exam.
It is important to know where you stand before you start to study. This way you will know your strengths and weaknesses and where you need to focus.
Set a goal.
Think about the score you would like to get and work toward it. If you aren't sure, the NRMP has collected data to help you get an idea of what medical students did to get into their preferred residency including their USMLE scores.
Have a Study Plan.
Many resources recommend at least 2-3 months of serious study but to begin studying as early as the start of your first year. When you get within 3 months of your USMLE test, make a study schedule including breaks and meal times. It is important to pace yourself so that you do not get overwhelmed.
Use a question bank.
Question banks will give you hundreds of questions to help you review the material you need to know for the USMLE. Most will provide explanations to each answer, allow you to take timed or untimed tests, and practice a full test, in question blocks, or in categories.
