1. USMLE Information Evening

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4. The American System Medical Course Structure Pre-Med (4 Years) Medical Degree (4 Years) Residency (1-5 Years) Fellowship / Sub-Specialty (1-3 Years)/ (1 year) Board Certification (Exam) Do STEP 1,2 (&3)

5. What is the USMLE? USMLE – The United States Medical Licensing Examination. The exam required to apply for a residency program in the US. 3 parts to this exam.

6. Exam Structure Step 1 – Testing basic knowledge from pre-clinical years. Step 2 – 1.Clinical Knowledge 2.Clinical Skills Step 3 – assesses ability to apply biomedical and clinical science in an unsupervised environment.

7. USMLE Scoring Step 1 and Step 2 are both out of 300. 2014 Average was 227. 240 + is thought to be a very good score.

8. Visas Visa Options J1 Visa H1-B Green Card/ American Citizenship

9. Features of the J1 Visa Requires acceptance into a residency program Limited time to allow you to complete training Requires STEP 2 to be completed Minimum of 2 years outside the US post training Or 3 years in an area which is ‘under resourced’ Not allowed to transfer to other visa’s

10. Features of the H-1B Visa Requires acceptance into a residency program Valid for 3 years and can be extended for another 3 Requires STEP 3 to be completed prior to application Can be exchanged to a work permit More difficult to gain sponsorship

11. When? Usually STEP 1 would be sat in 3 rd Year Summer UoN Students are recommended to do the exam : Second Year Summer Fourth Year Summer Take a year out after fourth year Once you graduate (If you feel like you can fit it in third year).. Or whenever you feel ready STEP 2 – After Fifth Year finals STEP 3 – Depending on the visa being applied for

12. Improving Your Chances Build a relationship with doctors in the US Electives in the US Use your summers effectively Make sure you get a letter of recommendation !

13. Resources USMLE First Aid Kaplan Courses Kaplan Text Books Uworld Online Question Bank Youtube Channels https://www.youtube.com/user/pwbMD https://www.youtube.com/user/tomiwa007

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18. Food for thought Cost of the USMLE : Step 1 & Step 2 CK ≈ $1100 + Each Step 2 CS ≈ $1700 Step 3 ≈ $830 + + Cost of flights and accommodation Retakes – Cannot retake a test if you pass it!

19. Survey http://svy.mk/1WwS4WP

20. Questions ? http://svy.mk/1WwS4WP mzyfa1@nottingham.ac.uk Facebook.com/MedSocTeaching

21. References 1.https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/i-am/considering- or-university/studying-medicinehttps://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/i-am/considering- or-university/studying-medicine 2.http://www.kaptest.com/blog/med-school- pulse/2014/09/09/long-take-become-doctor/http://www.kaptest.com/blog/med-school- pulse/2014/09/09/long-take-become-doctor/ 3.http://www.kaptestglobal.com/content/usmle-step-1- practice-questionshttp://www.kaptestglobal.com/content/usmle-step-1- practice-questions

22. Thank you for listening ! mzyfa1@nottingham.ac.uk