Long Tyler J
Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts TH Chan School of Medicine, Worcester, MA USA.
Department of Immunology, University of Massachusetts Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Worcester, MA USA.
Med Sci Educ. 2024 Oct 8;35(1):513-515. doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-02187-6. eCollection 2025 Feb.
The USMLE Step 1 exam provides a standardized metric by which medical schools and residency programs can assess a medical student's preclinical medical education. In 2021, the grading of Step 1 changed to pass/fail, in an effort to improve student wellbeing and reduce the exam's undue influence on the residency match process. This commentary provides a medical student's perspective on the new grading system, highlighting recent studies on Step 1 student wellbeing, financial stress, and residency influence.
美国医师执照考试第一步（USMLE Step 1）为医学院校和住院医师培训项目提供了一个标准化指标，借此评估医学生的临床前医学教育情况。2021年，第一步考试的评分改为通过/不通过，旨在改善学生的健康状况，并减少该考试对住院医师匹配过程产生的不当影响。本评论从医学生的角度探讨了新的评分系统，重点介绍了近期关于第一步考试中学生健康、经济压力和住院医师匹配影响的研究。
