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News March 2011 Comprehensive Review of USMLE Update

March 2011 Comprehensive Review of USMLE Update

March 17, 2011

Since our last update in June 2010, staff has completed successful pilot work in several areas. Test material committees have developed multiple choice questions that assess an examinee’s ability to appropriately interpret information presented both in the form of a research abstract and a pharmaceutical advertisement. Additional study is planned, and the items that ultimately appear in the examination may differ from the current design being tested.

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