Average step 3 results

[dkpwalker]

Hey guys, i am an IMG and i was wondering what is the average step 3 results that people are getting when they do this exam during residency. I guess it would sort of depend on your residency program too, i mean psychiatry as opposed to Internal medicine, but what is the average grade people are getting?

 

[colbgw02]

I really don't mean to be flippant when I say that the average grade is "pass".

 

[danielmd06]

I second the above. The average grade is indeed "pass."

I think "literally" the average score is somewhere around 215.

 

[Blade28]

The actual average (mean) is probably on the USMLE website somewhere.

But if you're asking about what score to shoot for, I agree with the above posters - just aim to pass.

 

[dkpwalker]

ok, thanks guys, i was just wondering cos i got 86 and i have not even started residency yet. I just did it to boost my visa chances and my overall application. I am applying to IM.

 

[Bernardo_11]

For most of us, Step 3 is just a thing we do to get it out of the way. Other than passing for your state licensure or for those going into an extremely competitive fellowship (and even with this I wonder how big a factor Step 3 plays in), the score doesn't play much of a role.

As for IMG's, I'm not sure how much of a factor Step 3 plays either. But maybe a residency program director, who takes a few IMG's and posts in these forums, would be able to clarify.

Nardo

 

[NotAProgDirector]

The actual average (mean) is probably on the USMLE website somewhere.

The USMLE specifically stopped publishing this anywhere several years ago, because they felt that people were misinterpreting the data.

I expect that most PD's lump Step 3 in with the other steps. A good score helps, a poor score hurts. An 86 is a reasonable score.

PD's who offer H visas will probably want to see a Step 3 score early, as Step 3 is required for H visas.

 

[dkpwalker]

The USMLE specifically stopped publishing this anywhere several years ago, because they felt that people were misinterpreting the data.

I expect that most PD's lump Step 3 in with the other steps. A good score helps, a poor score hurts. An 86 is a reasonable score.

PD's who offer H visas will probably want to see a Step 3 score early, as Step 3 is required for H visas.

Thank you aProgDirector, as usual your comments are pretty helpful, well lucky for me i have my score in BEFORE interviews.