Step 2 ck physician task competencies specifications.
Usmle step 2 studying.
The usmle step 2 ck almost seems like an afterthought in the wake of the monolith that was step 1.
You are given a patient scenario and asked about the diagnosis or next step.
The content description is not intended as a curriculum development or study guide but rather models the range of challenges that will be met in the actual practice of medicine.
The information tested.
The usmle step ii ck exam is a test of the clinical knowledge gained during the third year medical college core clerkships.
It is similar in format to step i but is more clinically oriented i e.
In some ways the step 2 ck is an easier exam.
No doubt we all remember studying for weeks on end memorizing countless minutiae from our pre clinical years and that final feeling of relief upon leaving the testing center.