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The United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) is sponsored by the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. (FSMB), and the National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®).
Step 1 is the first component of the three-series examination for medical students/graduates seeking to practice medicine in the United States. The three Steps of the USMLE are designed to complement the others with no one Step indicating in the assessment of readiness for medical licensure. Step 1 is usually taken at the conclusion of the second year of medical school.
The Step 1 exam is structured to assess basic science knowledge with a strong emphasis on the application of basic science principles in the practice of clinical medicine.
Step 1 Exam Structure
· The one-day exam is computer-based with 322 multiple-choice questions.
o Each question is structured with a statement or question that is followed by three to eleven response options.
o There is only one best answer for each question.
o If you are unsure about an answer, it is better to guess since unanswered questions are automatically counted as wrong answers.
· The 8-hour testing session is divided into 7 one-hour blocks, for a total of seven hours of testing time.
o IMPORTANT: If a one-hour block is finished early, you cannot add the extra time from one block to another. The time is added to your break time.
