Upcoming Changes to USMLE

[dr.Zh]

The USMLE is changing and they have announced it in the official website.

Here's the link to the Upcoming Changes to USMLE exams planned for 2014-2015

http://www.usmle.org/pdfs/Changes_to...dout_FINAL.pdf

Basically the most important changes are:
Increased focus on quality improvement principles; safety science; epidemiology, biostatistics, and population health; professionalism; and interpersonal and communications skills.

[med89]

And that means exactly?

[nfuad]

Does changes to step 3 means old books for step 3 will not be useful? And study material will need to change?

[@usmlethree]

Originally Posted by nfuad

Does changes to step 3 means old books for step 3 will not be useful? And study material will need to change?

Yes Kaplan announced a new edition of Fischer's MTB coming soon. I assume FA and Crush are working in new editions too

[stationss]

that is good news... improvement is good for students..

[Priya6713]

I don't quite comprehend the changes in step 1. Could anyone please elaborate or quote an example? Or if there is a link to the same?

[AMRANI Yanis]

Originally Posted by Priya6713

I don't quite comprehend the changes in step 1. Could anyone please elaborate or quote an example? Or if there is a link to the same?

During my step 2 I had lots of questions about biostats, basic principles and ethics.