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Sarah Gold1, Travis W Blalock1
1Department of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Abstract:
The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 recently transitioned to a pass-fail system from their three-digit scoring system. The implications of this change will ultimately influence medical students, residency programs, and, most importantly, patients. This article seeks to address some of the varying ethical and practical effects of this conversion to a pass/fail examination.
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