How is your school changing step 1 requirements due to COVID-19?

[DoctorChurpio]

Just curious how other schools are responding to COVID-19. My school has done essentially nothing so far, but we don't take Step for another month or 2. Just curious if other May/June test takers have had changes made at their medical school to make everything less stressful for now.

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[Oligodinero]

We're having online assessments, mandatory TrueLearn questions per day and/or Uworld questions, NBME diagnostics every couple of weeks, and on top of it, we're getting H&P exams and practicals, OPP exams and practicals at home by computer. So yeah....dedicated ain't so dedicated. Oh and icing on the cake: we have to do some IPE stuff that's eating up our study time as well.

 

[docmcstuffins3]

My school just decided to let students take it anytime between now and start of 4th year. But our curriculum isn't designed for step after clerkships so I dont think I'll be taking the extra year if I can help it.

 

[Captainobvious83]

Our school has a deadline for us to take it June 6 so if we fail we find out before rotations start July 6. Thing is, they're waiving that but ONLY if you were scheduled before June 6 and prometric happened to have cancelled your date, effectively entering anyone who registered for May into a lottery to get more time.