01-23-2012, 04:09 PM
it's a bit confusing, but I will explain it in terms of my home state, NY.
If I want to apply for step 3 now, I could do it, even though I have not passed ck yet (I have passed step 1 and cs)
HOWEVER, if I want to get licensed in NY, I would still have to do 3 years of residency, EVEN if I passed all the exams (and I have multiple attempts on the exams, so I am not even sure if I could get into residency in the first place, and if I can't get into residency, then I can't get licensed in NY). Check this site out: http://www.fsmb.org/usmle_eliinitial.html#b8
This is further complicated by the fact that now, starting this year, if you have not taken a step before, you basically have only six chances (three times a year essentially) to pass each step. If you fail more than six times, your application for the seventh attempt will not be accepted, and therefore you cannot complete the step series, you cannot apply for residency, and you cannot get a license. http://usmle.org/announcements/?ContentId=77 and http://usmle.org/announcements/?ContentId=76
I wish I had gone into information technology, or computer science, back in my undergraduate period of 1997 to 2001...
If I want to apply for step 3 now, I could do it, even though I have not passed ck yet (I have passed step 1 and cs)
HOWEVER, if I want to get licensed in NY, I would still have to do 3 years of residency, EVEN if I passed all the exams (and I have multiple attempts on the exams, so I am not even sure if I could get into residency in the first place, and if I can't get into residency, then I can't get licensed in NY). Check this site out: http://www.fsmb.org/usmle_eliinitial.html#b8
This is further complicated by the fact that now, starting this year, if you have not taken a step before, you basically have only six chances (three times a year essentially) to pass each step. If you fail more than six times, your application for the seventh attempt will not be accepted, and therefore you cannot complete the step series, you cannot apply for residency, and you cannot get a license. http://usmle.org/announcements/?ContentId=77 and http://usmle.org/announcements/?ContentId=76
I wish I had gone into information technology, or computer science, back in my undergraduate period of 1997 to 2001...