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USMLE score reports include information intended to help in the interpretation
of results, including information about the mean score and standard deviation
(SD) for a recent group of first-time examinees from US and Canadian medical
schools. This information is only used in the text of the reports and does not
affect scoring of the examination. Normally, the mean and SD are calculated
using a full year's group of examinees and are updated once per year.
Unfortunately, the values on the Step 1 score reports for examinees from US and
Canadian schools that were reported on July 14, 2004 were based on less than a
full year's group of examinees, which is inconsistent with prior years'
practice. These score reports listed a mean and SD of 221 and 21. The mean and
SD for a full year, which should have appeared in the text of these reports,
were 217 and 23, respectively. This has been corrected for score reports
released from July 21 onwards. The NBME apologizes for any confusion this may
have caused.
of results, including information about the mean score and standard deviation
(SD) for a recent group of first-time examinees from US and Canadian medical
schools. This information is only used in the text of the reports and does not
affect scoring of the examination. Normally, the mean and SD are calculated
using a full year's group of examinees and are updated once per year.
Unfortunately, the values on the Step 1 score reports for examinees from US and
Canadian schools that were reported on July 14, 2004 were based on less than a
full year's group of examinees, which is inconsistent with prior years'
practice. These score reports listed a mean and SD of 221 and 21. The mean and
SD for a full year, which should have appeared in the text of these reports,
were 217 and 23, respectively. This has been corrected for score reports
released from July 21 onwards. The NBME apologizes for any confusion this may
have caused.
