USMLE Step 1:

The Basics
Todays Session
Data to inform study plan
Overview of timeline to study and take the
exam
Resources

Upcoming Information Sessions

Presentation

Date and Time

Intro to Step 1

Today

3rd Year Overview,

Introduction to Clerkships & Option B

Friday, November 21
1:30-3:00 pm

Structured Programs Presentation Part 1:

Traditional + LCE, LIFE, Model SFGH

Tuesday, December 2
12:30-3:00 pm

Structured Programs Presentation Part 2:

VALOR, KLIC and PISCES

Wednesday, December 3
1:00-3:30 pm

MS3/MS4 Student Panel About Clerkships

Thursday, December 4
5:30-6:30 pm

Creating Your USMLE Step 1 Study Plan and MS4

Student Panel About Step 1 Prep

Friday, December 12
10am-12:30pm

A Little About the USMLE Step 1

~350 multiple choice questions
o Divided into eight 60-minute blocks
Nine-hour testing session at Prometric Centers
Questions are single best answer format
Much more information about content, format,
software, resources on NBME USMLE Step 1
website: http://www.usmle.org/step-1/

Recent USMLE Step 1 Results

Year

UCSF
Pass Rate

US/Canada
Pass Rate

UCSF
Avg/SD

US/Canada
Avg/SD

2014

99%

96%*

237 +/- 17

230 +/- 20*

2013

98%

96%

233 +/- 19

228 +/- 21

*Interim results through 9/24/14

Score Bars for UCSF First-Time Takers 2014*

*Interim results through 9/24/14

NBME CBSE, Dec 8-9

4 hour, computerized exam, results back in 3-4 days
100 point scale; NBME publishes Step 1 equivalent
Discipline & organ system score plot provided

Class of 2016 Results

December 2013
N = 153
60 +/- 7.2
47 - 87

NBME CBSE Score Plot Class 2016

What Else Can We Tell You About Your

Step 1 Performance?
Arianne Teherani, PhD
Director, Program Evaluation
Office of Medical Education
A whiz in statistics, mathematics, assessment

Looked at 10 years of UCSF student data

Found that students Biologic MCAT score, Overall EC Subject
Score, and the CBSE score are most predictive (of all the
assessment data we have) of the actual Step 1 score
The model is MOST accurate at identifying students at risk of
not passing Step 1 without additional academic assistance
This year, we will provide you a predicted Step 1 score after the
CBSE scores come back

Scatterplot Step 1 Scores and Predicted

Scores, 2012-2014

Scatterplot Step 1 Scores and Predicted

Scores 2014

(MCAT Biologic Science score, Overall Subject Score through I-3; and CBSE score)

MS2 Timeline
4/13

M-3/FPC
Dec

Transitional
Clerkship

Life Cycle/Prepilogue/FPC
Jan

Feb

March

April
Take Step 1
3/6-4/10

Dates posted in Class of 2017 iROCKET Course

Number of Students

Timing of USMLE Step 1 for UCSF

Students starting Clerkships in Block 1, 2014

Critical Reflection: Your Study Plan

4/13
Transitional
Clerkship

Life Cycle/Prepilogue/FPC

M-3/FPC
Dec

Jan

CBSE
12/8 or 12/9
Study Plan due to
Advisory College
Mentor 1/5
Deadline to discuss
study plan with
Advisory College
Mentor 1/26

Feb

March

April
Take Step 1
3/18-4/5
3/6-4/10

Option B
A structured program for a few students who
need more time & support for Step 1 prep
Option B students take Step 1 by 6/12/15;
start clerkships Block 2 (June 22 for Intersession 1,
June 29 Block 2)

Option B has weekly meetings at Parnassus in

small group and individually with faculty mentor
Note: Less flexibility with fourth year schedule

Option B Timeline
4/13

Dec

Transitional
Clerkship

Life Cycle/Prepilogue/FPC

M-3/FPC

Jan Jan

Feb

4/24

Feb March

March
April

May AprilJune

CBSE
12/8 or 12/9
Meet with
Mentor
before 1/5

Application
for Option B
due 1/9

Option B
Sessions
3/16-4/10

Option B
Sessions
4/27-5/15

Take Step 1
5/18-6/12

Step 1 Scores and Specialties

Recent UCSF Aggregates
Mean Step 1
Score

SD

Anesthesia

232

16

Dermatology

235

09

Emergency Medicine

225

19

Family Medicine

214

22

Internal Medicine

228

25

Pediatrics

212

22

Ob/Gyn

209

23

Ophthalmology

240

18

Psychiatry

215

18

Radiology

238

16

Surgery

232

22

Specialty

UCSF Post-Match Reports

National Resident
Matching Program (NRMP)
Residency Match Data

Resources: Your Courses

M-3, Life Cycle/Prepilogue, FPC
The learning you do for your

Essential Core courses is

money in the bank for Step 1!

~ Andy Murr, Former ACM, Chair of

Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery

Content from these courses is heavily represented on

Step 1
A slip in passing required course components will
negatively impact your Step 1 study plan

Life Cycle/Prepilogue
What is Prepilogue?
Structure of Life Cycle/Prepilogue
regarding Step 1 prep
Importance of keeping up with Life Cycle
material
Prepilogue Fridays
Course resources

Prepilogue in iROCKET

Step 1 Working Group

Students on the Step 1 Working Group

MS2s

MS4s

Collect feedback from your class about

Available to discuss study resources,
what is working, what youd like more of, schedules, clerkship sites & the selection
etc.
Meet some of us on December 12 at the
Bring information back to Working
Study Plan Workshop/MS4 panel
Group to incorporate into offerings this discussion
year and in the future
Future drop-in coffee hours (TBA) to
answer more questions
Daniel Hoffman
Sean Nisam
Robert Ornych
Brian Shaw

Micki Baron

Jeyling Chou
Melissa Danesh
Ruben Lachica
Brendon OConnell
Julia Shalen
Chelsea Young

Step 1 Resources Used by MS4s

Q-Banks
USMLEWorld
Kaplan
Books
First Aid
Goljan Rapid Review Pathology
BRS (Boards Review Series)
Other resources
Study Groups!
Prepilogue site and lectures
Pathoma
Doctors in Training Review Course
Kaplan Review course

Prepilogue Live Sessions

Prepilogue has course-focused & disciplinefocused sessions:
o ~8 hours of prep sessions focused on broad
topics such as Neuroanatomy and Pathology
o Additional case-based sessions reviewing
M&N and microbiology/anatomy/gross
pathology
You will want to preview the Life
Cycle/Prepilogue schedule and consider how it
dovetails with your study plan

Live Sessions
4/13
Transitional
Clerkship

Life Cycle/Prepilogue/FPC

M-3/FPC
Dec

Jan

Feb

March

Deadlines andLive Prepilogue

Sessions in Jan-Feb

CBSE
12/8 or 12/9

April
Take Step
4/8 1
3/18-4/5
3/6-4/10

12/12: Study Plan

Presentation &
MS4 panel
1/5: Study Plan
due to Advisory
College Mentor
1/26: Deadline to
discuss study plan with
Advisory College Mentor

1/30: USMLE
Certification
form due to
S-245

Dates posted in Class of 2017 iROCKET Course

2/13: Deadline
to schedule a
test date

What do you do now?

Check out the Prepilogue section of your iROCKET
course for information and links regarding:
o Important deadlines and workshops
o Resources Books, Qbanks, test prep discounts
o Materials and Lecturecasts
Watch your email for updates subject line Prepilogue
DONT talk to test prep vendors directly!
Register for the exam instructions in iROCKET
Contact us if you have questions Working Group
members are listed in iROCKET

Step 1 Registration
1. Sign up on NBME website
https://apps.nbme.org/ciw2/prod/jsp/login.jsp
2. Print completed application form, sign, attach 2x2
photo, turn in to Frances at S-245
DEADLINE: January 30, 2015

3. Wait to receive test scheduling permit from NBME

approx. 2 weeks after form submitted to Frances
4. Schedule your test (beware of Saturdays and holidays)
DEADLINE: February 13, 2015

5. Take Exam
Option A deadline: April 10, 2015
Option B deadline: June 12, 2015

First Time Login

Enter required information, you will receive

USMLE ID and password via email.

Enter USMLE ID & Password

To apply for the exam

To print your form to bring to Frances

To check available test dates

Note: you can check test

dates and availability at
any time

Choose Step 1 on Prometric Site

Specify Location

Select Step 1 from Dropdown Menu

Enter Your Address

View Options, Select a Test Center, Click

Availability

Select Month

Select Date

View Availability

Note: these are the same steps you will take when you receive
your permit and want to register for the exam