Opinion: Cheers and jeers as med school’s Step 1 test becomes pass/fail
Medical students around the country cheered and jeered this week’s announcement that the results of a much-feared compulsory exam known as Step 1 would cease to be reported with a three-digit score but would instead become pass/fail as early as 2022.
The announcement by the sponsors of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) said the change was made in part to “address concerns about Step 1 scores impacting student well-being and medical education.”
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