Starting with the Class of 2005, medical students across the country will have to pass a new Clinical Skills Examination -- testing observation, diagnosis and bedside manner -- if they wish to ...

Beginning with the class of 2005, all medical-school students will have to pass a clinical-skills test in order to practice medicine -- a requirement that is supported by the public, but resented by ...

In addition to the superior feedback mechanism, the OSCE approaches the stated goals of the CS exam much more rigorously, particularly in the area of the physical exam. An orthopaedist observes your ...

Students say the test should be replaced with an alternative exam that the nation’s medical schools could administer free Washington: Hundreds of medical students at the University of Maryland, ...

Hundreds of medical students at the University of Maryland, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University are joining a nationwide campaign to eliminate a ...

An eight-station CSE is administered to students in the 4th year of the curriculum. This examination has several aims: a) to assess 4th year students' skills of history-taking, physical examination, ...

With the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) test suspended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates ...

It has been almost 40 years since a medical student was tested on his or her bedside manner before being licensed to practice medicine. In 1964, this portion of licensure testing was discontinued ...

The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) will conduct the National Registration Examination (NRE) Step 2 Clinical Skills Examination (CSE) on July 20-21 and July 27-28, according to an ...

In their Perspective article in this issue of the Journal, 4 Lehman and Guercio focus on an important aspect of the Step 2 CS program: its cost. Although their interest in cost is consistent with the ...