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I didn't get the email, but I passed high performance in everything!! Thanks, God! Everything is possible! 2 attempts in my first attempt I felt by English and ICE so we can do it guy don't give up!! I just took 2 months to study and the same time I was working 8 hours !
 
Hey guys, Congratulations to all those who passed!!
My exam is tomorrow and I’m freaking out! Can anyone share their quick experience and tips? Do the SPs generally give us a tough time and ask a lot of questions? or are they mostly helpful in guiding you towards the right direction?
Also would you guys say 10 mins is enough for PN or should I try to finish my encounter in 13-14 mins (forcefully) so that I can have 1-2 mins extra for PN? I’m really scared about running out of time for PN.

Thanks in advance
 
I didn't get the email, but I passed high performance in everything!! Thanks, God! Everything is possible! 2 attempts in my first attempt I felt by English and ICE so we can do it guy don't give up!! I just took 2 months to study and the same time I was working 8 hours !
Hey! Any advice??? I received my score and I fail in english and ICE
 
Just got my score and I passed.
Here are a few of the mistakes I made, and I still ended up passing. So if you're freaking out, maybe this can calm you down

1) Managed my time horribly. I was the last one into the room, and the last one out of the room amongst everyone doing the exam with me except for 1 case (see below)
2) Literally found NO positive physical exam findings on 10/12 cases. I'm sure I missed many
3) For the majority of cases, I had 2 differentials (or a third that was really vague). For one of the cases, I didn't write the chief complaint to support the diagnosis
4) Did not counsel all patients. The way I structured the encounter was to counsel at the very end. On all but 2 cases, I did not have time at the end to counsel about tobacco and alcohol use or safe sex practices even though I had them written on my sheet
5) I examined a patient over the gown. I thought this was an automatic fail....
6) One of the cases, I finished in 6 minutes. 6!!! I just couldn't seem to ask the right questions. So I panicked and left the room
7) One case, I pretty much told the patient they had an incurable disease and they were gonna die. yeah....
8) Wasted time doing a full neuro exam. Halfway through I realized the case did not require it. By that time I had 2 minutes left
9) Missed an obvious differential that any 2nd year student would be ashamed to miss

So don't worry, you'll be fine
 
Cograts for all.who passed . Unfortunateky i didnt. I have very solid step 1 and ck scores . Any suggestions of what should i do ?

I'm really sorry to hear that. Mind sharing where you took the exam and which component you have failed.

I would suggest you to give exam ASAP. In 1-2 months.
 
AMG with same... no email but score report there when I logged in.
Just about hyperventilated... So Happy I passed... Last High Stakes Test of Medical School!!!
I was more nervous after this than I was after Step 1 and Step 2 CK...
I am a terrible typer and felt rushed for time the whole test... I committed not to think back to the test over this last 8 weeks of waiting... way to stress-full... so happy to have passed!!!
 
The problem is that i have a very solid scores and cv with publication, observership is usa , very high scores is step 1 and ck. I wanted to match to top programs . But because of this silly exam , i cant do anything now . My dreams are gine . I dont think any program would not give me a chance for an interview now
I don’t think you have to release ur CS grade during the match. Most residencies just require step 1 and 2 CK scores and just that you have passed CS by the time of matching. I don’t even think it will be an issue for ur interviews