I failed the USMLE step 1 in 2012. I passed this year with 228. Should I address the failure in my personal statement? Or should i just wait and see if they ask me about it on interviews?
I failed the USMLE step 1 in 2012. I passed this year with 228. Should I address the failure in my personal statement? Or should i just wait and see if they ask me about it on interviews?
I failed the USMLE step 1 in 2012. I passed this year with 228. Should I address the failure in my personal statement? Or should i just wait and see if they ask me about it on interviews?
I failed the USMLE step 1 in 2012. I passed this year with 228. Should I address the failure in my personal statement? Or should i just wait and see if they ask me about it on interviews?
if the OP is an IMG it's not required to take the steps in order so he may still be OK with the seven year time limit. However everyone else's point about focusing on the real issue is well taken.
Unless you've been actively employed pursuing a medical career for the last five years that's what you need to be explaining in your personal statement.
The 7 year restriction applies from when you pass your first USMLE exam to when you pass step 3. His failed attempt would not count in the 7 year time-out limit, it would begin from when he passed the step 1 this year.
The 7 year restriction applies from when you pass your first USMLE exam to when you pass step 3. His failed attempt would not count in the 7 year time-out limit, it would begin from when he passed the step 1 this year.
I haven't looked up each state (I did all three steps in 6 years, so I was stretching it, and I'm done), so I don't know. I thought the clock started when a score was recorded.
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