hey man ,

me too i'm waiting for the results ......i did alot of mistakes

but I hope to pass..

 

Me tooooooo

I am waiting for the result tooooooooooooooooo :sorry:

I took my CS exam long time ago .... in February 12.

Hope, everybody will get PASS

 

Hi everybody! I took my exam in February 4th hope we all kick ass!

 

guys i took my exam on march 1st and i am really tensed. Cannot do anything with this in mind.

 

I know the feeling, I think that the people that did the exam in february deserve a price for waiting...

Immediately after my exam I started to remember stupid little mistakes i did throughout the exam.

We are also the guinea pigs as we are the largest group of examinees that took the exam after they increased the difficulty:sleepy:.

Lets pray hard for a pass !!

 

I did my exam on 2/9, I can't take it any longer. How do you know the date for results?

 

USMLE.org has a reporting schedule that includes last year and this year...
the web link is: http://www.usmle.org/step-2-cs/#reporting

there you can see that our reporting period starts in 2 weeks and extends all the way to May, because you were one of the first to take the exam your result SHOULD be out in 2 weeks, I took my exam 5 days before you so im also expecting to receive it in 2 weeks.

I dont care about performance as long as I see a huge and sexy PASS.

This is my last exam before ECFMG certification so I'm pretty nervous.

 

Count me in guys

took the exam on 3/6.....

im already freaking out with these thoughts

I just wanna see the PASS in my score report, do hell with the performance.

:sorry::sorry::sorry::sorry:

 

took the exam on 3/6.....

im already freaking out with these thoughts

I just wanna see the PASS in my score report, do hell with the performance.

:sorry::sorry::sorry::sorry:

You are a beast anomali, you will pass that exam no problem , and yeah the thoughts of failing and the PTSD we all have developed isnt nice :scared::scared::scared::scared::scared:

 

Count me in guys!!! my exam was bad too!! Going thru a horrible time since feb 27th:toosad:......JUst HOPE TO PASS WITH BORDERLINE!!!!

 

Hi Novobiocin! Everyone's been talking about the change recently and I have no idea what they are talking about. Have there been any changes to the USMLE step 2CS recently?

 

Change in the performance standard of the Step 2 CS

The Step 2 Committee decided to increase the performance levels required to receive a passing outcome on two of the three Step 2 CS subcomponents: Communication and Interpersonal Skills (CIS) and Integrated Clinical Encounter (ICE). There will be no change to minimum passing requirements for the Spoken English Proficiency (SEP) subcomponent of Step 2 CS at this time.

If the new minimum passing requirements were applied to the group of first-time examinees who recently tested under the new examination structure, the overall passing rate for examinees from US medical schools would be approximately three percent lower and the overall passing rate for examinees from international medical schools would be approximately eighteen percent lower.

 

Changes to the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) Examination

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

 

Hi everybody,
I feel scary to fail the exam ! I don't know if my performance in the exam lead me to pass. I praying a lot to just pass.

I took the exam in Chicago on march 22. Do you think if there is a chance to my result show early on april 24? I can't wait !

 

Hi everybody,
I feel scary to fail the exam ! I don't know if my performance in the exam lead me to pass. I praying a lot to just pass.

I took the exam in Chicago on march 22. Do you think if there is a chance to my result show early on april 24? I can't wait !

I took mine on March 22nd too in Atlanta and I'm praying to just pass. No clue how I did for this exam. Hope they release my results on April 24th. Good luck to everyone else waiting for the results! Happy-2

 

Hey everyone. Took my exam on February 19th in Atlanta. Made a few mistakes. Didn't complete closure in a few cases and forgot a major part of the examination in one case. Wasn't sure about the diagnosis in a couple of them as well. Have ruminated about it enough since then and I think I've made my peace with having to take on the beast one more time. Even so, hope reigns eternal and I hope I get lucky.
All the best to everyone on this thread and everyone who is too worried to post.

 

I just wanna know why this time is the longest period ???? (2 month-period)

 

Thats a good question no one knows... and it is actually a 3 month period, because this period started from january 27th, so there are people that will wait 3 months just to get the result

 

Hi all!

I also took the exam on March 21st in Chicago and I hope to have my results on the 24th April :scared: I had a good feeling when the exam was over, but afterwards I started remembering some things that I forgot to do.

I didn't do closure and a full physical exam on one case, but the rest of the cases I managed to finish. I also did all the usual things such as: knock on the door, wear gloves, introduced myself, ask if they have any questions, extend the footrest etc. I didn't counsel too much, because I didn't think was necessary.

I just hope to pass! Good luck to everyone :sorry:

 

Hey guys, I took mine on 01/31. Its been so long that I'm surprised I haven't had an MI yet. Good to know I'm not alone in this crazy stress. Took mine in Philly. Anyone else took it there?

 

Just remembered I walked out of a couple rooms with my gloves on. The proctors were a bit anxious to make sure I threw them before the next case. :O

 

Happened to me too after one particular case where I barely began my closure when the clock hit the 15 minute mark. I did discard it right away though. I don't think the gloves per se would be too big an issue. After all I did inform the patient that I got beeped and have to rush for an emergency (at which point he flashed a knowing, cheeky grin :scared
Now not concluding the case properly is another matter altogether. Expecting significant point deductions there..sigh.

 

guys.... I just remembered something when i wrote my PN...
i forgot things (like surigical history many times and some other things in my PN) do you think it would be enough to fail me ???


i'm really depressed right now

 

guys.... I just remembered something when i wrote my PN...
i forgot things (like surigical history many times and some other things in my PN) do you think it would be enough to fail me ???

i'm really depressed right now

I dont think so, I asked CAGE questionnaire whenever it was pertinent but forgot to register that on the PT, only wrote it once.. almost everybody made some silly mistakes..

What worries me the most is the CIS subcomponent.. I really dont know what to expect.

One thing is sure, If I dont pass I'm quitting USMLE.

 

I have strange feeling these days ! I think a lot about my exam. when I think about I find many new mistakes I made in exam. and this mistakes pop up like flash every time . it is like I'm gonna fail. it will be terrible feeling if I fail :sorry:
now I'm worrying even to fail any part of the exam. I can not concentrate in my studying of CK
I prayed a lot for just passing this crab !!! I praying for you guys to pass as well

I have question guys, if my result not show up in april 24, should check the result every day then? or waiting for next week?

 

I have strange feeling these days ! I think a lot about my exam. when I think about I find many new mistakes I made in exam. and this mistakes pop up like flash every time . it is like I'm gonna fail. it will be terrible feeling if I fail :sorry:
now I'm worrying even to fail any part of the exam. I can not concentrate in my studying of CK
I prayed a lot for just passing this crab !!! I praying for you guys to pass as well

I have question guys, if my result not show up in april 24, should check the result every day then? or waiting for next week?

You will check it the following wednesday

 

Gosh!! this wait is killing me!! only the thought of failing is in my mind!! thinking about a lot of mistakes i did in the exam..:toosad::toosad::toosad::toosad:

 

I had the longest wait ..gave it on 30th so it gave me ample time to think of alternate vocations in case i fail...
Due to tension hair have started greying..there shud be a law aganist this kind of mental draining
i dont even remember now how it went in philly ...but i do remember doin a lot of goof ups which due to new standards may lead to failure..

 

I feel you brother, sometimes I also question as to why I even began this USMLE journey, too much money and stress, we are incapable of planning our future with absolute calm because we need to WAIT and WAIT, and sometimes that wait is not even worth it..

I have already made peace with myself and to whatever result I get, even if this is the last exam some of us have to take in order to be ECFMG certified..
I have been preparing for my country's boards and I have applied to my country's specialties which I will take even if I pass the USMLE step 2 CS... Im tired of putting my 100% to some cause that in the end it wont probably be true or even worth it... Dont get me wrong tho It would be awesome to pass but after so much mental struggle there is a point in which you just stop caring.. haha

It is time to start enjoying life and to be happy to what I do, which is study and help others.. not be stressed and not being able to sleep for the past 20 months (since I started my journey).

 

ITS TIME FOR ME TO LOOK DOWN UNDER ...GIVING AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL EXAM ON 17TH MAY.....just in case things dont go the way planned.
Just got MD IN Anesthesia but still cant control my senses wen it comes to board exams..anyhoo..step 3 still left in order to secure fellowship..

The lady who teaches /trains these SP was SP IN my 6th case..gave a wierd expression wen i examined abdo without getting the knees n hips flexed up.

I guess the real thing is to connect with the patient lingustically and emotionally and giving the patie
nt 2-3 working diagnosis and then typing like a cheetah outside...although i find this exam on a broader sense funny...coz u cant control the outcome..

AMGs outside were superconfident and told me that it will take a lot to fail this exam and some were already matched in specialties like radio, em medicine and were super relaxed. But as earlier mentioned in threads they all said they aint touched a patient since last 6 mo.

I hope we all sailing on the same ship reach our destination and no one gets thrown overboard.

 

hey guys ,

just wanna ask u: when they score the ICE section, will they
sum DG and PN or each component is scored separately
and if I failed one of them then I failed the whole ICE?

 

Yeah. Each component is scored separately. You have to pass both of them.

 

count me in guys, i took my exam on march 17th
hope every one here passes,,,

 

Did anyone else here take the test on Mar 22 in houston ?

 

So apparently,the SP only assesses the physical examination and the CIS sub component.Seems like the DG and PN are assessed by the physicians.

 

gave my exam on 15th March in chicago

Each moments getting closer to 24th, Its getting hard to stay calm & stay optimistic about result....i PRAY WE ALL CLEAR THIS EXAM in this very attempt & WE ALL get LABEL "CS-PASS" ON THIS 24TH.....Inshallah...