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 ...

The Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) test for medical school students and graduates has been permanently canceled, cosponsors of the US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) announced in a press release ...

Upheaval during the COVID pandemic has forced a rethinking of the steps to medical licensure, most recently clinical skills assessments. As a result, medical students across the nation will likely ...

Medical learners in the 21st century spend less time with patients during training than their counterparts did in the 20th century, which decreases the knowledge and practice of bedside clinical ...