While I applaud the action of USMLE to move to Pass/Fail scoring – doing so years past the debilitating over-emphasis on Step 1 on the beleaguered medical student I have to ask
Why!
Why did it take so long and why announce this for 2 years in the future subject at least another 2 years of medical student cohorts to the trauma and this unnecessary struggle. That’s another 40,000 souls who have to focus unnecessary energy on memorization for this test for their residency opportunities
That does take account of the students from 1992 onwards subjected to this – that’s 30 years and some order of 1/2 a million doctors by my calculations
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