Usmle Step 2 Ck Preparation Time Img

The purpose of this post is to tell you all about my exam prep as an international medical graduate and experience as briefly and accurately as possible.

Usmle step 2 ck preparation time img. I am an img. Beginning in november 2020 step 2 ck examinations will include an increased number of questions that assess systems based practice patient safety legal ethical issues and professionalism. Once a minor hurdle on the road to match day the usmle step 2 ck is now required by many residency programs prior to ranking applicants. Length of preparation was 5 6 months and i started studying approximately 1 2 months after taking step 1.

International medical graduates are recommended to prepare 4 6 months for the step 2 ck. For those with less than stellar step 1 scores step 2 ck is even more critical as it represents a student s only opportunity to compensate for step 1 performance. Some students feel the best time to tackle the step 2 ck is when clinical science knowledge from their rotations is still fresh in their minds. The tables below provide information on the content weighting for step 2 ck examinations administered before and after november 2020.

Master the board step 2 ck im surgery and obgyn sections and master the board step 3 pediatrics obgyn and everything else not im weeks 1 4. According to the usmle most medical students take step 2 ck in their fourth year.