Are there certain states that require a minimum Step 1 score to do clinical rotations in?

[Antnythr]

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[DocVapor]

I just got my Step 1 score today and I passed with 216.

I have heard that there are certain states that required a minimum of 220 to do clinical rotations in.

Can anyone here confirm this?

I would be flabbergasted if this were a thing. Individual systems may have minimums, but I can't imagine entire states doing something like this.

 

[TraumaLlamaMD]

Never heard of this. Passing is passing. There are residency programs that set Step score cutoffs for interviews, but I don't think this is a thing for rotations.

 

[Mad Jack]

The USMLE score is not meant to be a way of gauging applicant skills, success, or anything else. It is a pass/fail test that happens to also come with a score to let you know how much better than pass you did, and that score happens to correlate with better specialty board performance. PDs like to see a higher score from applicants because they're more likely to become board certified on their first shot, which makes your program look good. But no state has a minimum Step score to do rotations- that would just be stupid, as anyone who passes the Steps, regardless of score, has proven they posess the knowledge base to become a physician.

 

[Cytarabine]

Never heard of this. Passing is passing. There are residency programs that set Step score cutoffs for interviews, but I don't think this is a thing for rotations.

There are absolutely programs that will only allow aways for students scoring above a designated step score. I don't know how many there are, but I know I've come across one out of the four schools I looked at for away rotations

 

[Doctor Bob]

There are absolutely programs that will only allow aways for students scoring above a designated step score. I don't know how many there are, but I know I've come across one out of the four schools I looked at for away rotations

The question is not are there programs that have minimums.
The question is are there states that have minimums. The answer to which is no.

 

[Cytarabine]

The question is not are there programs that have minimums.
The question is are there states that have minimums. The answer to which is no.

I know, I was addressing the post I quoted that referenced residency programs

 

[Doctor Bob]

I know, I was addressing the post I quoted that referenced residency programs

Ah, so you were.
That would be a skimming failure on my part.

 

[mmmcdowe]

There are no step 1 requirements at all for a given state. If you are applying for an away, that school has the opportunity to review your application and see if they wish to allow you to rotate with them. This isn't usually an issue if you are an american student during your thrid year because your school will just plop you where they can fit you. But if you are applying as a FMG/IMG, then yeah you may have to shop around to find a program willing to have you.

 

[witzelsucht]

220? So a third of medical students can't rotate there?

 

[GUH]

220? So a third of medical students can't rotate there?

Yeah the statistics alone kind of make a 220 minimum unrealistic.

OP, you're fine.