06-23-2007, 10:51 AM
For Step 2 CS, score rechecks first involve retrieval of the ratings you received from the standardized patients and from the physician note raters. These values are then resummed and reconverted into final scores in order to confirm that the reported pass/fail outcome was accurate. There is no rerating of your encounters or of your patient notes; videos of encounters are not reviewed. Videos are used for general quality control and for training purposes and are only retained for a limited period of time.
Patient notes are carefully reviewed, in some instances by multiple physicians, before scores are released. As part of the quality control procedures for initial scoring, examinees who fail Step 2 CS solely on the basis of the Integrated Clinical Encounter subcomponent and who are performing at a level that is near the minimum passing point, have their patient notes rated by multiple physician note raters. Therefore, patient notes are not reviewed again when a recheck is requested.
Patient notes are carefully reviewed, in some instances by multiple physicians, before scores are released. As part of the quality control procedures for initial scoring, examinees who fail Step 2 CS solely on the basis of the Integrated Clinical Encounter subcomponent and who are performing at a level that is near the minimum passing point, have their patient notes rated by multiple physician note raters. Therefore, patient notes are not reviewed again when a recheck is requested.