Allowing USMLE step 1(Passed low score) expire?? - dandan2012

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Stats- USMLE step 1- 203(2012), USMLE Step 2- 225(2016), YOG-2005, MRCP(UK)- 2017 working in UK for some years. What are my chances of residency, some of my friends advise I allow the step 1 expire(October 2019) and then rewrite another one to improve my score and chance at residency(psychiatry or IM). Any advise will be appreciated.

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Once you pass, you pass..you can't retake it..The expiration rule is for state medical boards and I believe it is 7yrs from when you take your step 1 to when you have to take other steps. If you take step 1 and for next 7 yrs don't take any other steps, states will not grant you a medical license and only in that case you can re-take step 1.

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Yes your scores will experience then you can retake the exam, if you have not been ECFMG certified. Once you are ECFMG certified then you cannot retake the exams.

[ArchivalUser]

Yes try to get your previous scres get expired and apply for exams again. Try to get good scores in the steps more than 240 in each step and gain multiple hands-on rotations in the specialty you want to match.

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Call them/ start an application -


https://www.usmle.org/frequently-asked-questions/

Can I retake a Step that I previously passed?

If you pass a Step or Step Component, you are not allowed to retake it, except to comply with certain state board requirements which have been previously approved by USMLE governance. For example, you may retake a passed Step to comply with the time limit imposed by a medical licensing authority for the completion of all Steps or a requirement imposed by another authority recognized by the USMLE program for this purpose. The medical licensing authority must provide information showing that you are an applicant for licensure in that jurisdiction; have fulfilled all requirements for licensure in that jurisdiction; are eligible for licensure except for the out-of-date examination; and have completed the full USMLE sequence, including Step 3. Information regarding retakes allowed to comply with ECFMG requirements is provided at the time of exam application using ECFMG's Interactive Web Applications (IWA).

If you are repeating a previously passed Step or Step Component because of a time limit imposed by a medical licensing authority, you may apply to retake the examination only after the applicable time limit has expired. An exception to this policy can be granted if, at the time of application and testing:

you are currently enrolled in an LCME- or AOA accredited medical school program leading to the MD or DO degree;
you have previously passed Step 1 and/or Step 2 but have not passed Step 3;
you are expected to graduate from the medical school program six or more years after the date you first passed Step 1 and/or Step 2; and
you are otherwise eligible to retake the examination.