Rx Professions is a leader in the training of medical graduates for the USMLE. We impart training for the three steps of USMLE as well as PLAB (UK), AMC ( Australia ) & MCEE ( Canada ). We are also is a pioneer in the training of students for the NCLEX/ CGFNS, Clinical Research and IELTS.
USMLE Coaching: Step #1, Step #2 & Step #3
The course we are currently offering is Step1, Step 2 & Step3 of USMLE.
USMLE Step #1 :
It is an eight-hour computer-based exam consisting of 350 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) divided into seven blocks each consisting of 50 questions. Each block must be finished within an hour. The remaining hour is break time. An optional tutorial about how to use the computer program of the exam is offered at the beginning of the exam and takes 15 minutes. This time is deducted from the hour of allotted break time.
The Duration for step #1 is 3months and Step #1 consists of 8 Pre Clinical subjects
The candidate cannot choose among the subjects, and you have to take up all of them. You can take Step 2 first and then step 1 or vice-versa.
SUBJECTS BEING TESTED FOR STEP #1 (8 Basic Medical Sciences Subjects)
1. ANATOMY
2. MICROBIOLOGY
3. IMMUNOLOGY
4. PHARMACOLOGY
5. PATHOLOGY
6. PHYSIOLOGY
7. BIOCHEMISTRY
8. BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
9. INTERDICIPLINARY TOPICS: Nutrition, Genetics and Aging.
We provide you with all the subject course material and a Question bank (old USMLE Question papers from all subjects). The USMLE aspirants are also provided with Audio visual tapes for all subjects, reference books, etc. You can write paper-based exams as soon as you complete each subject and computer based tests after the course is completed.
USMLE Step #2 :
USMLE Step 2 is designed to assess whether medical school students or graduates can apply medical knowledge, skills and understanding of clinical science essential for provision of patient care under supervision. US medical students typically take Step 2 during the fourth year of medical school. Step 2 is further divided into two separate exams namely Step #2 CK and Step #2 CS.
Step #2 CK (Clinical Knowledge) : is designed to assess clinical knowledge through a traditional, multiple-choice examination. It is a 9 hour exam consisting of 8 blocks of 46 or 47 questions each. The subjects included in this exam are clinical sciences like:
- INTERNAL MEDICINE
- SURGERY, PEDIATRICS,
- PSYCHIATRY
- OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY.
Step #2 CS (Clinical Skill): is designed to assess clinical skills through simulated patient interactions, in which the examinee interacts with standardized patients portrayed by actors. Each examinee faces 12 Standard Patients (SPs) and has 15 minutes to:
1. Complete history taking and clinical examination for each patient,
2. 10 more minutes to write a patient note describing the findings, initial differential diagnosis list and a list of initial tests.
Administration of the Step 2-CS began in 2004.
The Duration for Step #2 is - 2 1/2 months. Step #2 consists of 6 Clinical subjects.
USMLE Step #3:
USMLE Step #3 is designed to assess whether a medical school graduate can apply medical knowledge and understanding of biomedical and clinical science essential for the unsupervised practice of medicine.
Graduates of US medical schools typically take this exam at the end of the first year of residency. Foreign medical graduates can take Step 3 before starting residency in about ten U.S. states. Connecticut is frequently chosen for such purpose because it does not require simultaneous application for licensure, unlike New York .
Step 3 is a two-day examination. Each day of testing must be completed within eight hours. The first day of testing includes 336 multiple-choice items divided into blocks, each consisting of 48 items. Examinees must complete each block within sixty minutes.
The second day of testing includes 144 multiple-choice items, divided into blocks of 36 items.
Examinees are required to complete each block within forty-five minutes. Approximately 3 hours are allowed for these multiple-choice item blocks. Also on the second day are nine Clinical Case Simulations, where the examinees are required to 'manage' patients in real-time case simulations. Examinees enter orders for medications and/or investigations into the simulation software, and the condition of the patient changes accordingly. Each case must be managed in a maximum of 25 minutes of actual time.
Approximately forty-five minutes to one hour is available for break time on each of the two days of testing.
At Rx Professions, the coaching for each Step of USMLE is for duration of 8-10 weeks. The center is well equipped with a modern library with all the necessary reference books for the USMLE. Since the USMLE is computerized, a computer lab has been provided with all the latest CDs and software which allows the students to simulate the actual exam.
Training Methodologies at Rx Professions: Audio-visual and Power-point ppt. enabled
1. Most of the lectures are video based and are complimentary to the course material offered to the students. A thorough live explanation is offered by the faculty because of which, a correspondence course cannot be offered. Also, lectures are conducted via power-point enabled presentations.
2. At the end of every class, a group discussion is held, which is facilitated by a previous student, who has been trained for these sessions. This provides for a blog wherein doubts are clarified and also provides for a structured review of each day's classes.
3. At the end of every subject, an exam is conducted which is both paper and computer corrected. The students are then required to watch the exam review tapes, which will give an idea where they have gone wrong and how to avoid these mistakes again.
Duration of Course: Each Step is for duration of 8-10 weeks
Course Fee: Coaching fee for Step #1: Rs. 50,000*
Step #2: Rs. 50,000*
Step #3: Rs. 25,000*
*Coaching fee Concession/ Fee-waiver available in exceptional cases
The fee charged by us is far cheaper than what is charged by other institutes in India . The same course in other institutes will cost up to Rs. 1,30,000 for just Step #1 & #2. Upon second time enrollment of the student subsequently after finishing the first Step he/she is automatically eligible for 5% discount at Rx Professions. The course fee also includes all educational course material, hand-outs and CDs.
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