Medical School Resourcing of USMLE Step 1 Preparation: Questioning the Validity of Step 1

Brave new E‐world: Medical students’ preferences for and usage of electronic learning resources during two different phases of their education

“…Locally developed free learning material may decrease the need for purchasing commercial study aids for general medical school learning. However, the perceived need of using such tools for USMLE Step 1 preparation might disproportionally disadvantage students with limited financial resources and pressure schools to provide such resources for free 32,33 …”

A Comparison of Selected Items Found in Graduation Survey Instruments from MD and DO Schools. What It Reveals About Satisfaction with Career Choice

“…Some medical schools are outsourcing board preparation to private for-profit entities and modifying their own curricula to try to increase board performance [29], perhaps at the expense of offering other educational opportunities for professional growth. For example, opportunities for interprofessional collaboration may not be viewed as important as creating opportunities to elevate student board scores for successful residency match.…”

The Residency Selection Process in the New World; Time for a Rethink

“…As medical schools and students commit more resources and effort to excelling on Step 1, the result can be a misalignment of medical education with basic science rather than the more critical clinical judgment and pathophysiological knowledge necessary to become a competent, well-rounded physician. 1,2 It is thus a welcome change that from January 1, 2022, the "USMLE program will change score reporting for Step 1 from a 3-digit numeric score to reporting only a pass/fail outcome." 3 This is only one of the many changes in medical student evaluation expected to come down the line, however.…”