USMLE stop them now

[SirNeaps]

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The USMLE was created to test graduate of medical schools and certify to the states who use the exam that the candidate for medical licensure has fulfilled the requirement. Through out the tenure of the examination it has been contingent to take USLME part 3 on the successful completion of medical school studies, and passing the three parts before it.
In addition it has been the large fees charged to medical students and physicians which has developed the questions and testing process.
Two years ago the USMLE began giving a watered down version of the UMLE part 3 to nurses who hold the DNP degree, with out even requiring USMLE part 2- clinical skills testing.
Politics aside, no medical based testing center should be involved with another professions' certifying process using the questions from the medical test. The fact that they are linking it to the USLME part 3 will only serve to confuse the public and muddy the waters of all the hard work it takes to become a physician. To add insult to injury, the fees charged these nurses have been a fraction of what medical students and physicians pay.
Students need to speak up to their respective schools to demand the USLME stop this practice or the schools should develop a new board independent of the USMLE.

 

[WellWornLad]

The fact that they are linking [DNP licensure] to the USLME part 3 will only serve to confuse the public and muddy the waters of all the hard work it takes to become a physician.

There are no waters to muddy. If you ask the public what they think about the USMLE, all you're going to is get a blank stare. Try it, it's fun.

Students need to speak up to their respective schools to demand the USLME stop this practice or the schools should develop a new board independent of the USMLE.

The USMLE is required by the FSMB and administered by the NBME. Your medical school has no seat at the table here. The FSMB can take the USMLE or leave it, but I'm not sure why it would care whether NBME makes some money off DNPs by letting them take their test. Honestly, I'm not even sure who (if anyone) licenses DNP, but they're probably the ones you want to talk to. And I doubt they'll be too receptive to arguments suggesting that their nurses stop crowding the MD pedestal.

 

[Marcus Brody]

I heard 50% failed this watered-down step 3. Nice. 👍

 

[Droopy Snoopy]

I heard 50% failed this watered-down step 3. Nice. 👍

Which you'll find even scarier when you take Step III and find out how easy it is already.

 

[TooMuchResearch]

I heard 50% failed this watered-down step 3. Nice. 👍

That won't stop the other 50% from taking over your future job.

 

[SirNeaps]

There are no waters to muddy. If you ask the public what they think about the USMLE, all you're going to is get a blank stare. Try it, it's fun.


The USMLE is required by the FSMB and administered by the NBME. Your medical school has no seat at the table here. The FSMB can take the USMLE or leave it, but I'm not sure why it would care whether NBME makes some money off DNPs by letting them take their test. Honestly, I'm not even sure who (if anyone) licenses DNP, but they're probably the ones you want to talk to. And I doubt they'll be too receptive to arguments suggesting that their nurses stop crowding the MD pedestal.

Not true- The waters muddy at the legislative level who decides if the nursing boards' proposal to expand scope of practice is valid. The nurses will argue that they take the same test physicians do.

You do not understand- the Medical Schools can band together and boycott the exam as a group. The nursing boards do not have a seat at the FSMB or NBME, but they are influencing their behaviors while we do nothing.

 

[Chloroform4Life]

Who gives a Sh&t. If they want to torture these DNP with USMLE, let them. Why should we MD be only the ones to suffer?

 

[ArcGurren]

Not true- The waters muddy at the legislative level who decides if the nursing boards' proposal to expand scope of practice is valid. The nurses will argue that they take the same test physicians do.

You do not understand- the Medical Schools can band together and boycott the exam as a group. The nursing boards do not have a seat at the FSMB or NBME, but they are influencing their behaviors while we do nothing.

LOL Yeah good luck getting medical schools to boycott the exam.

 

[Dr Oops]

Who gives a Sh&t. If they want to torture these DNP with USMLE, let them. Why should we MD be only the ones to suffer?

because they say **** like we take the same tests that the doctors do so we should get more independent practice rights or increased scope of practice. They dont mention the fact that its a watered down version of our easiest test which most of them fail. But the uneducated public and legislation makers hears they are taking the same test as us.