The USMLE Step1 minimum passing score will remain 182

[studentMD]

http://www.usmle.org/news/newsstep1minpass.htm
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STEP 1 MINIMUM PASSING SCORE TO BE REVIEWED IN DECEMBER 2003
Posted October 1, 2003

The USMLE program recommends a minimum passing score for each Step. Medical licensing authorities may accept the recommended pass/fail result, or they may establish their own minimum passing score. The three-digit score recommended as a requirement to pass USMLE Step 1 was originally identified in 1992. A periodic, in-depth review of this value has been performed by the Step 1 Committee every three to four years since that time. The most recent review, conducted in 2000, resulted in an increase in the recommended minimum passing score to the present value of 182.

The Step 1 Committee is scheduled to assess the minimum passing score at its meeting on December 10-11, 2003. In its review of the minimum passing score, the Step 1 Committee will consider information from multiple sources, including: 1) results of surveys of various groups concerning the appropriateness of current pass/fail standards for Step examinations; 2) recommendations from physicians who will participate in content-based standard-setting activities late in 2003; 3) trends in examinee performance; and 4) score precision and its effect on the pass/fail decision . The decision of the Step 1 Committee will be posted at the USMLE website. If the Committee determines that a change is appropriate, the new recommended minimum passing score will become effective for all examinees who begin their Step 1 examination on or after January 1, 2004.

[Anonymous]

what if it will be increased?

[studentMD]

if the passing score is increased... then u need a higher score to pass.. if u passed before jan 2004 then the old passing scores apply..


im not sure what u mean by "is it good" or "what if it will be increased"

[Anonymous]

Originally Posted by studentMD

if the passing score is increased... then u need a higher score to pass.. if u passed before jan 2004 then the old passing scores apply..


im not sure what u mean by "is it good" or "what if it will be increased"

well it's pretty simple, if the passing scores are increased then you need to get those digits to pass!! Dah!!

[jobinv112]

Any word on whether this possible raise in score will be accompanied by an adaptive test, or whether an adaptive test is even a possibility in the near future.

[AUCMD2006]

there is a chance they could actually lower it since the overall US med school pass rate was in the 80's recently just like us lowly carib grads...hehe

[Anonymous]

Keep your fingers crossed, pray, beg, whatever because they're meeting between today and tomorrow to determine if there will be any changes.

[Anonymous]

STEP 1 MINIMUM PASSING SCORE
Posted December 11, 2003


As stated in the USMLE Bulletin of Information and as explained in a previous USMLE website posting, the level of proficiency required to meet the recommended minimum passing level for each USMLE Step examination is reviewed periodically and may be adjusted at any time. Notice of such review and any adjustments are posted at the USMLE website.

At its December 2003 meeting, the Step 1 Committee conducted such a review, considering information from multiple sources including: 1) recommendations from content experts who participated in standard-setting activities in the Fall of 2003, 2) results of surveys of various groups concerning the appropriateness of current pass/fail standards for Step examinations; 3) trends in examinee performance; and 4) score precision and its effect on the pass/fail decision. As a result of this review, the Step 1 Committee decided that there should be no change in the score recommended to pass Step 1. The recommended three-digit minimum passing score will remain at 182.

[Cadusma]

Thanks for keeping us informed Infoman