USMLE Exam Results

The United States Medical Licensing Examination^® (USMLE^®), “assesses a physician’s ability to apply knowledge, concepts, and principles, and to demonstrate fundamental patient-centered skills, that are important in health and disease and that constitute the basis of safe and effective patient care.

In the United States and its territories, state medical boards of the various jurisdictions grant a license to practice medicine. Each medical licensing authority sets its own rules and regulations and requires passing an examination that demonstrates qualification for licensure. Results of the USMLE are reported to these authorities for use in granting the initial license to practice medicine.

The histogram below shows the proportion of first-time examinees scoring at various Step 1 score ranges for your medical school and for the national group of first-time examinees from LCME-accredited schools in 2023. Each bar represents the percentage of students who scored within the corresponding range.

Performance of Examinees Taking USMLE^® Step 1 for the First Time in 2023

Performance of Examinees Taking USMLE® Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) for the First Time in Academic Year 2022-23

The United States Medical Licensing Examination^® (USMLE^®) is a three-step examination for medical licensure in the U.S. The USMLE assesses a physician’s ability to apply knowledge, concepts, and principles, and to demonstrate fundamental patient-centered skills, that are important in health and disease and that constitute the basis of safe and effective patient care.

Current Students: For more on signing up and taking Step Exams see information on VMed.