USMLE Step 1 Requirements
All students in the University Program must pass the USMLE Step 1 by December 31st of their third year or they cannot be promoted to 4th year.
Students who do not pass Step 1 may finish the specific block (basic core or research block) in which they are engaged when they receive their score, and then either:
- Take a board study elective, retake the exam, and then re-start the 3rd-year curriculum, or
- In consultation with their Society Dean, complete the remaining basic core(s), take a board study elective prior to retaking the examination, and then re-start the 3rd-year curriculum until results are known.
Students who learn that they failed the examination during the first research block may take at least one basic core prior to retaking the exam. All students who do not pass on their first attempt are required to retake the exam within 8 weeks of completing the second basic core block.
Students who do not pass on their second attempt may complete the rotation they are doing when they receive their score report, but must meet with their Society Dean and the Committee on Students, and must cease all future rotations until they take the examination. After taking the exam for the third time, students may begin a clinical rotation while awaiting the results.
Students who do not pass the examination on their third attempt will be referred to the Committee on Students with a formal recommendation for dismissal.
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