Educational commission for foreign medical graduates

Preparing for Examination 

Format of the Exams

 | 

Orientation and Practice Materials

 | 

NBME Self-Assessments

 | Step 1/Step 2 CK Practice 

Session at a Prometric Test Center  

Step 1/Step 2 CK Practice Session at a Prometric Test Center 

If you have obtained your scheduling permit for Step 1 or Step 2 CK, you can register to take a practice session 

for this exam at a Prometric test center. You must pay a fee to Prometric for this service. The material used for 

the practice sessions at Prometric test centers is shorter than the actual USMLE examinations and is 

based on older software and content. 

If you would like to take a practice session at a Prometric test center, you must register for the practice session 

and obtain a practice session scheduling permit. You can register for a practice session on the 

USMLE website

. 

Information on the fee for the practice sessions is also available on this site. 

When you register for a practice session, you will be asked for the Scheduling Number and Candidate 

Identification Number from your Step 1 or Step 2 CK scheduling permit. You should allow seven business days for 

issuance of your practice session scheduling permit. Once your scheduling permit is available, ECFMG will send a 

notification to the e-mail address in your ECFMG record; this message will include instructions for accessing the 

electronic practice session scheduling permit using 

IWA

. 

Important Note: Changes to the practice sessions may occur in 2012. Monitor the 

USMLE website

 for 

updates. 

 

 

Last updated: September 15, 2011 

 

Copyright © 2011 by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. All rights reserved.

 

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Taking the Examination 

Step 1 and Step 2 CK | 

Step 2 CS

 | 

Travel Status

 | 

Acceptable Identification

 | 

Testing Conditions

 | 

USMLE 

Program and Irregular Behavior

  

Step 1 and Step 2 CK 

You should arrive at the Prometric test center 30 minutes before your scheduled testing appointment. If you 

arrive after your appointment time, you may not be allowed to take the exam. If you arrive more than 30 

minutes after your scheduled testing appointment or do not have both the scheduling permit and 

acceptable identification

, you will not be allowed to take the exam. If you are not allowed to take the exam for 

these reasons, you must pay a fee to Prometric to reschedule your exam. Your rescheduled testing appointment 

must fall within your assigned eligibility period. If you start to test and elect not to complete the examination, the 

attempt may appear as an “incomplete” on your USMLE transcript.  

You must bring both your scheduling permit and 

acceptable identification

. If the name in your ECFMG record is 

changed or your eligibility period is extended while you are registered for Step 1/Step 2 CK, NBME will issue a 

revised scheduling permit reflecting this change. You must access this revised scheduling permit using 

IWA

 and 

bring it to the test center. Name changes must be received and processed by ECFMG no later than seven 

business days before your testing appointment, or you will not be able to test. 

If you need directions to the test center, visit the 

Prometric website

 or contact Prometric in advance of your test 

date. If you are testing in the United States/Canada, call the test center using the telephone number provided 

when you scheduled your appointment. If you are testing outside the United States/Canada, contact the Regional 

Registration Center for your testing region using the contact information on your scheduling permit. 

For detailed information on procedures upon arrival and throughout the testing day, see Testing in the 

USMLE 

Bulletin of Information

. 

 

 

Last updated: September 15, 2011 

 

Copyright © 2011 by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. All rights reserved.

 

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Taking the Examination 

Step 1 and Step 2 CK

 | Step 2 CS | 

Travel Status

 | 

Acceptable Identification

 | 

Testing Conditions

 | 

USMLE 

Program and Irregular Behavior

  

Step 2 CS 

The time you should arrive will be listed on the confirmation notice you will print after scheduling your testing 

appointment. If you arrive during the on-site orientation, you may be allowed to test; however, you will be 

required to sign a Late Admission Form. If you arrive after the on-site orientation, you will not be allowed 

to test. You will have to reschedule your testing appointment and pay the rescheduling fee. If you start to 

test and elect not to complete the examination, the attempt may appear as an “incomplete” on your USMLE 

transcript. 

You must bring your scheduling permit and 

acceptable identification

. If the name in your ECFMG record is 

changed while you are registered for Step 2 CS, a revised scheduling permit reflecting this change will be issued. 

You must access this revised scheduling permit using IWA and bring it to the test center. Name changes must be 

received and processed by ECFMG no later than seven business days before your testing appointment, or you 

will not be able to test. 

You should also bring your confirmation notice to the test center. You can reprint your confirmation notice by 

accessing 

Step 2 CS Calendar and Scheduling

. 

Travel information for each test center can be accessed through the 

ECFMG

 and 

USMLE

 websites. 

For detailed information on procedures upon arrival and throughout the testing day, see the USMLE Step 2 

Clinical Skills (CS) Content Description and General Information booklet, available on the 

USMLE website

, and 

Testing in the 

USMLE Bulletin of Information

. 

 

 

Last updated: September 15, 2011 

 

Copyright © 2011 by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. All rights reserved.

 

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