accommodation requests for usmle/complex

[kingston77]

I have received accommodations for tests/examinations most of my life ( high school-undergrad, including the MCAT), and my diagnosis has been well-document. I will be starting 1st year of medical school this year. I will be applying for accommodations, but just wanted to know if there is anything further I should be aware of for when requesting accommodations for the USMLE/COMPLEX, other than what is already stated on their general guideline.

I have read that the assessments have to be recent within 3 years. Does anyone have any general advise or guidance to provide? Any troubles you ran into that can be avoided?

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[EmergDoc2B]

My advice is dont do it. Get through medical school without using them. The boards report that you had extra accommodations on the exam.
In my opinion you need to move away from using accommodations because you will not be getting extra time for any decision making you're going to be doing on rotations and residency. The quicker you get used to this the better and you will be better for it the long run.

 

[JustaDO]

My advice is dont do it. Get through medical school without using them. The boards report that you had extra accommodations on the exam.

Except the boards don't report that, and you don't know what accommodation OP is requesting.

If quick decision making was a stated and tested objective on a exam, then for any emergent patient question stem, we should only have 1 chance to answer it and only 5 seconds to answer since real life/rotations may be like that right?

Furthermore, if the accommodation is for hearing, vision, etc, for sure disregard previous advice. My advice, do whatever you can to maximize your grades / board scores, to knowingly do something otherwise would be a poorly calculated decision.

 

[EmergDoc2B]

I was told that the boards do report accommodations.

 

[EmergDoc2B]

I was told that the boards do report accommodations.

I see where it says after 2014. Im also assuming its a adhd thing as most are. I agree if its vision/hearing then go for it. But if its adhd I stand by my response dont do it.

 

[ortnakas]

I know a person (not at my school) who has accommodations at their school for medical reasons, but was denied them for the COMLEX. Even if you get them for school exams, don't count on getting your request granted for boards. (This individual wasn't taking the USMLE anyway, so I don't know if their situation there would have been any different)