what happens after passing the  exams of usmle? what should i do next?
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Are you a medical student? Are you a foreign grad attempting to get a residency in the United States? Have you taken all 3 Steps? I don't understand your question.
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You asked a lot of questions, so I'll try to answer them all:\n\nFirst, the MCAT is just a test required for entry into medical school... if you are already in medical school and are coming to the US for residency, you don't have to worry about it.\n\nThe USMLE (US Medical Licensing Exam) is required for medical licensure.  It is broken up into 3 steps.  Generally, US medical students take Step 1 (basic science knowledge) after their 2nd year of medical school, Step 2 (clinical knowledge & mostly diagnosis-focused) after their 3rd year of medical school, and Step 3 (clinical knowledge & mostly managment-focused) after their first year of residency.  Step 2 is broken into 2 sections- Clinical Knowledge (multiple choice on computer) and Clinical Skills (12 standardized patients in an office setting).\n\nIf you are going to be graduating from medical school in India, and then applying for residency here in the US, you will take both Step1 & Step2 before applying (you don't have to schedule them with any time between, although it would probably be helpful to keep a month between for studying).  You don't have to worry about Step 3 until you start residency.\n\nLike stated by the other answerer, go to usmle.org to apply.  All of the tests are very expensive, around $500 each, but the exact prices will be on that website.  The tests are conducted at Prometric Testing facilities, and there are so many of these that you won't have to travel far to get to one from any US location.  The Step 2 Clinical Skills, however, is only located in 5 cities in the US so you have to schedule this one a few months ahead of time to be assured you get the location & date you want.  Basically, for all of them, you apply at usmle.org and they mail you a scheduling permit after 2-4wks that you then use to schedule your test online.\n\nNow, about preparing- there are many Review books for preparation.  The most popular ones are "First Aid for the USMLE" and the "Step Up" series.  Kaplan is a very popular test preparation company and they offer an online question bank that most people subscribe to for a month or two for practice questions.  Find more information about that at www.kaplan.com .  Also, many foreign medical graduates take the 8 week Kaplan Review courses for the USMLE since they generally have to get a much higher score than US grads to get the same residency spots.  The courses are very expensive ($3,000-$5,000), but look on their website for all of that information.  You can usually get boot-leg copies of the videos of the lectures they give from e-bay for less than $100.\n\nBasically, there is a lot of information you are asking about and I think you would benefit from looking around different medical message boards such as www.prep4usmle.com or studentdoctor.net\n\nGood Luck!
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The exam website has a few questions, but if you went to a good school they should have a test and booklets that you can review.  The school test was harder than the State and National.   Good luck and with the new career.
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Hi, \n\nThat examination is to become a licenced doctor or md in United States.  We have USMLE STEP 1,2,3. \n\nYou can schedule it in your country.  Just call prometrics in your country and ask them, but first you have to apply for the USMLE online.  \n\nKaplan is a great resource to study, depends in how you learn. If you learn taking classes, then take a course with Kaplan or buy their videos. If you learn reading yourself, then buy the books. \nQ-Bank is a most!!\nFirst Aid is a most!!\nOther resources are: BRS, and High Yield of every classes.\n\nThe NBME offers a series of exams to practice. They have one for free and I think it has 150 questions. \n\nusmleforum.com have a lot of inside from students from other countries. \n\n\nWell I hope I can help you. Good luck with your exam. \n\nGB\n\nBye!
681932
Flash cards, repition, crash course the night before....make sure to get plenty of sleep and eat a healthy breakfast.  My roommate also used to dress up the days of her finals.  She said that she felt like she did better when she looked better.  She always did well on her exams so there must be some truth to it.
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Yes take the exam.\n\nThe ECDL is so generic and basic it's going to still be of some use for years to come. If you are worried about it's age you can always renew it by sitting it again at the end of school.\n\n///
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thats kinda a stupid question.i mean what do you think you should do? how important are exams to you. if you dont care either way(if you fail or pass) then dont worry about it. but really, if you need to pass, then get your lazy ass off the computer and study!!!!just realize that there is the posibility that you may fail due to your actions!!!
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Was the exam painful? He may have broken it, although I can't think of any reason why he would. \nI would call the doctor who did the exam, tell him you saw a few drops of blood after the exam, and ask him. Otherwise, I'm afraid you would have to see another doctor.
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yes, go for a calm walk, do some deep breathing. think you'll do some of your favorite thing after finishing your HWK (eg: yahoo answers). take a little break if you feel stress in between. but be strong about you have to finish. our mind is the reason for everything, so don't let the mind to think it is boring. just learn to cheat your mind.
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Go to college, get a degree, and get a job after you graduate doing what you like best to do. After that you can think about get married, having a family, and becoming old knowing that you succeed alot in your life.
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you have to go to www.ecfmg.org and register to take the usmle steps 1 and 2, then you have to take an english test and a practical exam in the US. This not only will ocst you a lot of time, but also a lot of money (probably altogether about $6,000).\nThen you have to register with ERAS and apply for residencies, but only after you have passed the above exams, then you interview and then you doa residency. At that point you have to take usmle step 3.\ngood luck
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A lot depends on how close to graduation you are.\nIf you are two semester or less, finish the health admin.\nthis will allow you to work in a hospital.\nYou can then work toward the RN.\nIf you are just starting the health admin then change to RN and follow your heart.\nFollow your heart either way!
747544
they take you to a room and hook you up to all sorts of monitoring machines...after the test a doctor will call you with the results
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A good history will be taken, date of last menstrual period, history of STD's, and some other questions will need to be answered.\n\nThe rest of the exam will involve an exam manually (with the hands/fingers), a speculum exam to see the cervical opening (os), and some cultures will be taken.\n\nBe sure to ask any questions you might have while you there.  The results of the cultures will take a few days to get back.
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The USMLE exams are the same no matter what medical school you are in within the United States.\n\nI think the only difference would be in how the Step 2 CK would be administered.
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Go to UCD. do NOT major in biology. Instead, take an easy major and focus your energy on pre-med pre-req classes. That is the best strategy for med school. About 11% of Davis Med matriculants were UCD undergrads, so you have to work hard for it.\n\nI have **MANY** friends who are Indian physicians. They cannot get licensed to practice in America because they need to redo their residencies, take the Boards and so forth. It is a hassle because American medical programs consider these students low-priority. \n\nSo how do I know them? Because they all switched to public health and I met them during graduate school.
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it's about 67% for the first time takers and %54 of failers will pass in their second trial.The total would be around %75.\nyou can check updated statistics on ecfmg.com or usmle.com \n(the bulletins).Don't stick on those percentages .Only things that will determine your success is your will and the way you prepare yourself for the exam.