In This Issue:

USMLE^® Step 1 Transition to Pass/Fail Only Score Reporting Begins with Exams Taken on or After Jan. 26, 2022
Step 3 – Scheduled Delay in Score Reporting
New USMLE App for Reporting Potential Exam Security Violations

USMLE Step 1 Transition to Pass/Fail Only Score Reporting Begins with Exams Taken on or After Jan. 26, 2022

The United States Medical Licensing Examination^® (USMLE) Step 1 score reporting will transition from a numeric score and pass/fail outcome to pass/fail only for exams taken on or after January 26, 2022. The USMLE program views this change as an important first step toward facilitating broader, system-wide changes to improve the transition from undergraduate to graduate medical education.

Dates for USMLE Step 1 Transition to Pass/Fail Only
Transition Begins with Exams Taken on or After January 26, 2022
To receive a numeric score, examinees must take their exam on or before January 25, 2022*

Step 1 Exams

Test on or before Jan. 25, 2022 (Please schedule your appointment with Prometric well in advance of your desired test date)

Test on or after Jan. 26, 2022 (Schedule your exam date for on or after Jan. 26, 2022)

Score Reports

Numeric score and pass/fail outcome

Pass/fail outcome only

Transcripts**

Numeric score and pass/fail outcome

Pass/fail outcome only

* For multi-day exams, the date of the first day of testing will determine score reporting.
**Includes transcripts produced by the National Board of Medical Examiners^® (NBME^®), ECFMG, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and through the Electronic Residency Application Service^® (ERAS^®).

View Example January 26, 2022 Score Reports

Step 1 Score Report – Pass Outcome Examinees who pass will not receive content-based feedback.
Step 1 Score Report – Fail Outcome Examinees who fail Step 1 will receive information about how far they were from passing, as well as content-based feedback to guide the study plan for their next attempt.

View common questions

Examinees should monitor the USMLE website for the latest information.

Step 3 – Scheduled Delay in Score Reporting

If you need to receive USMLE Step 3 scores before March 16, 2022 it is recommended that you take the exam no later than December 31, 2021.

Please see the full announcement for more information.

New USMLE App for Reporting Potential Exam Security Violations

USMLE exam security helps promote a testing environment where no examinee has an unfair advantage. It also helps to control increases in exam fees by minimizing the number of items removed from USMLE due to potential exposure. The USMLE security program’s goal is to protect the integrity of USMLE, which aims to ensure safe and effective patient care.

To further minimize potential violations, the USMLE program is now offering an app called STOPit, which enables examinees to anonymously report suspected security violations.

Please see the full announcement for more information.