USMLE USMLE Step 1 Testing Accommodations?

[House911MD]

I have read all of the threads on this topic that I could find dating back to ~2001.
I am curious to hear from medical students who have successfully achieved testing accommodations on the USMLE Step 1 exam regardless of what specific accommodations you applied for and received.

I am ESPECIALLY interested in hearing from students who have successfully been approved for additional test time.

I would be even more appreciative if you dealt with this process under the ADHD umbrella. I have taken several NBME subject exams with additional time and am now trying to prepare for the inevitable fight against the NBME for the same accommodations for Step 1 .

Please PM me if you have any helpful information or experience to share.

Thank you.

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[yankeefaithful]

I have a related question. I suffer from coccydynia so 8 hours sitting would be terrible for me. Pain would commence couple hours in for sure. Any way to get accommodations for coccyx cushion? Haven't been able to find the link. PM if anyone knows anything.

 

[Flamen04]

Stop being a bitch and take the exam as it is..

 

[alienwares]

Start here: http://www.usmle.org/test-accommodations/requesting-accommodations.html

Be advised that it takes about two months to hear back regarding accommodations, on average. I can give you more specific advice if needed, but you'll have to work with your school's liaison for students with documented disabilities. You will have to provide documentation for your issues, plus a history of any past accommodations. It will not hurt you in the residency match, even if you require (gasp) time and a half, or more.

If you need accommodations, get them. Don't take Step One under crappy conditions, and don't listen to people who tell you not to get them. Get help if you need it. This is not the time to make quixotic stands.

 

[J ROD]

You ain't gettin' it for ADHD.....

 

[ketosisevangelist]

Accomodate this.

 

[WilliamsEph]

Not to be hard about this, but if you have ADHD what are you going to do on the wards when your attending is grilling you? Or you're in the ER as a resident and have to run a code?

 

[Akewataru]

You are going to have a tough time getting accommodations on the USMLE exam since you didn't ask for it on the MCAT, or any other standardized test in the past. I am currently going through the process right now to get accommodations for the MCAT. However, you are going to have to provide a LONG paper trail showing diagnosis, all your undergraduate and graduate grades, any standardized test scores, proof of accommodation on those tests if you received them. Records of a IEP plan in elementary, middle, and high school will help you greatly. All this info is on the MCAT and USMLE website. I have all these things and I'm still worried I won't get them. Best wishes.

 

[cbrons]

I have attention deficit diagnosed multiple times since I was 6 years old. I did get some extra time on tests my 1st year of med school but I just asked to be put back on the regular time because our school gives us the same amount of time per Q that Step I gives you and I didn't want to apply for a time extension for that test. Just take your meds, exercise and do enough practice exams under timed conditions. Its amazing what high stakes will do to your ability to concentrate.


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