Change in Reporting of USMLE Step 1 Scores and Potential Implications for International Medical Graduates
Aakash Desai, Aparna Hegde, Devika Das
Abstract
This Viewpoint reviews the roles international medical graduates (IMGs) play in US health care systems and discusses the potential challenges that the announced 2022 change in USMLE Step 1 examination scoring from a 3-digit score to a pass/fail designation will pose for this workforce segment.
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