How to Register to Take the USMLE Step 1 Exam
In order to apply to take USMLE Step 1, go to
https://apps.nbme.org/ciw2/prod/jsp/login.jsp
At this site you can:
Apply for USMLE Step 1 (or Step 2 CK and/or Step 2 CS)
Print Scheduling Permit for Step 1
Print Score Report for Step 1
Request score documents, certificates and/or confirmation letters
Check the status of your registration and document request history
Schedule an appointment for Step 2 CS
Check and update your personal information (e.g. name, address)
Print Step 1 and Step 2 CK Eligibility Period Extension form
Print Score Recheck Form
When you print your application, attach your picture but DO NOT SIGN THE APPLICATION until
you bring it to the Registrar or the Assistant to the Registrar. They must witness your signature
before putting the school seal on the application. Applications get sent out once a week on
Wednesdays. The USMLE/NBME emails you throughout the process prompting the next step.
After the USMLE/NBME receives the paper application, the Assistant Dean for Student and
Minority Affairs electronically verifies applications on Wednesdays on the NBME website. If more
than a week passes and you need to have your application verified (you’ll receive an email from
the NBME regarding this), please email Mary Jean Allen at
Mary.Allen@stonybrookmedicine.edu
.
Register in December for June exams. Long Island and New York City testing sites fill up quickly.
The second year class must take Step 1 prior to the start of 3
rd
year orientation.
CLASS of 2016: Step 2 CK must be taken by the end of February for May graduation and by August
15
th
for December graduation. Step 2 CS must be taken by December 15 for those graduating in
May and by August 15
th
for those graduating in December.
CLASS OF 2017 AND BEYOND: Both Step 2 CK and CS must be taken by December 15
th
.
