Wednesday 30 January 2013

USMLE Requirements Chart – ii

Scheduling Step 2 CS



USMLE Step 2 CS is administered at five Clinical Skills Evaluation Centers: Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Your Scheduling Permit

After your registration for USMLE Step 2 CS is complete, your registration entity will issue you a Scheduling Permit. The Scheduling Permit contains the following:
  • your name (Your name as it appears on your Scheduling Permit must match the name on your form(s) of identification exactly. Refer to your Scheduling Permit for limited exceptions. If the name listed on your Scheduling Permit is not correct, contact your registration entity immediately.),
  • your USMLE identification number, and
  • your eligibility period.

·         Scheduling Test Dates

·         How Test Dates Become Available

·         Rescheduling Test Dates

Source: http://usmleworldwide.com/blog/?p=1182

Thursday 24 January 2013

Obtaining an Eligibility Period



Obtaining an Eligibility Period for Step 1 and Step 2 CK


When applying for USMLE Step 1 or Step 2 CK, you must select a three-month period, such as January-February-March or February-March-April, during which you prefer to take the examination. A Scheduling Permit with instructions for making an appointment at a Prometric Test Center will be issued to you after your registration entity processes your application and determines your eligibility. The Scheduling Permit specifies the three-month eligibility period during which you must complete the examination. During peak periods, allow approximately four weeks for processing of your application. After obtaining your Scheduling Permit, you are able to contact Prometric immediately to schedule a test date.
Prometric schedules testing appointments for USMLE Steps 1 and 2 CK up to six months in advance. If your application is submitted more than six months in advance of your requested eligibility period, it will be processed, but your Scheduling Permit will be issued no more than six months before your assigned eligibility period begins.
If you are unable to take the test within your eligibility period, contact your registration entity to inquire about obtaining a one-time contiguous three-month eligibility period extension. A fee is charged for this service. Visit your registration entity’s website for more information. If you do not take the test within your original or extended eligibility period and wish to take it in the future, you must reapply by submitting a new application and fee(s). The USMLE Steps 1 and 2 CK fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable from one eligibility period to another or from one application to another.
Note: USMLE examinations are available year-round and you may select the testing time period that is most appropriate for you. You may reschedule your testing appointment if you decide not to test on the scheduled date (see Scheduling Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3 and Scheduling Step 2 CS: Rescheduling). Except in the case of USMLE Step 2 CS, you may, for a small fee, extend your testing eligibility period if you need to defer your exam. Accordingly, you should not feel compelled to test on a particular if you are ill, under unusual stresses of personal life, feeling unprepared for the examination, or otherwise not ready to test.
Source: http://usmleworldwide.com/blog/?p=1200