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Guide to efficient exam PreParation Guide to efficient exam PreParation Section i 9

FIGURE 1. Samples from the USMLE Step 1 Performance Profile.

The NBME provides a three-digit test score based on the total number of
items answered correctly on the examination, which corresponds to a
particular percentile (see Figure 2). Your three-digit score will be qualified
by the mean and standard deviation of US and Canadian medical school
first-time examinees.
` The mean Step 1 score for US medical
Since some questions may be experimental and are not counted, it is
possible to get different scores for the same number of correct answers. In students continues to rise, from 200 in 1991
2018, the mean score was 230 with a standard deviation of 19. to 230 in 2018.

The passing score for Step 1 is 194. The NBME does not report the
minimum number of correct responses needed to pass, but estimates that it
is roughly 60–70%. The NBME may adjust the minimum passing score in
the future, so please check the USMLE website or www.firstaidteam.com for
updates.

According to the USMLE, medical schools receive a listing of total scores
and pass/fail results plus group summaries by discipline and organ system.
Students can withhold their scores from their medical school if they wish.
Official USMLE transcripts, which can be sent on request to residency
programs, include only total scores, not performance profiles.

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