
| Sub component | Current CS Exam till May 19,2012 | New CS Exam from June 17,2012 |
| ICE | Data gathering( Hx+PE)-SP's uses Checklist. Patient notes only(Documentation)- Global rating by Physician raters. |
PE only-SP uses Checklist Hx taking will be assessed with in Patient notes itself using Global rating by Physicians raters. |
| CIS | All sub components under CIS like Questioning skills, Information sharing skills & Professional manner and rapport will be assessed by SP using Global rating (using series of generic rating scales) | SP asses CIS using checklist based on observable behaviors |
| SEP | SEP will be assesed by SP using rating scales | SEP will be assesed by SP using rating scales |
Recent Forum PostsTry to call ECFMG not NBME. Otherwise FAX is good option to explain your situation in detail and you get response in 1 day most probably. In fax plz mention
Thanks for your kind wishes. Coming to your question, the most commonly heavily tested subjects n usmle step-1 exam is 3P's as everyone knows. Patho-physio-pharmacology.
i tried calling nbme.hits voicemail and no reply
Hi all. It's very good to see that the forum has become a lot active than how I saw it almost 3 months back. LOL. By this time, according to schedule-prescription
Recent forum threadsFor those of you who know me must have already read my step 1 prep and how i went about it. For those of you who don't can find that link here in this
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Hi all. It's very good to see that the forum has become a lot active than how I saw it almost 3 months back. LOL. By this time, according to schedule-prescription
2 Days Ago by USMLE Forums4u
hi
i gave my cs exam at atlanta on mar 20th am session.
we had an power outage, had only 11 encounters instead of 12.
i received a

For those of you who know me must have already read my step 1 prep and how i went about it. For those of you who don't can find that link here in this
My Step2 CK preparation :)
bassatom 1 Day Ago