USMLE STEP 2 CLINICAL SKILLS PROGRAM

HOW DOES IT WORK?

• Three consecutive days (usually Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)
• Payments and arrangements must be made a month in advance
• One on one training
• $2100 ($1600 if Step 2 CK is taken at the same time)

FORMAT AND CURRICULUM

DEMONSTRATION “DAY ONE”

• Course Manual
• Items tested on USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills
• Items tested on COMLEX PE
• Most common mistakes
• Lecture and practicum
• History taking
• Content of an excellent clinical encounter note
• Standardized physical exam abbreviations
• Complete physical exam
• Focused “pertinent” physical exam (P.A.S.S. patient demonstration)
• Practice physical exam on P.A.S.S. patient

PRACTICUM “DAY TWO”

• Standardized P.A.S.S. Program patient encounters
• Interview P.A.S.S. Program patients
• Perform physical examination on P.A.S.S. Program patients
• Practice writing your clinical encounter note
• Physician scored feedback for each Clinical Encounter
• Receive Standardized Patient feedback, checklist, and recommendations

PRACTICUM “DAY THREE”

• Standardized P.A.S.S. Program patient encounters
• Video Recorded Clinical Encounters (if requested by student; student must provide a flash drive of at least 16gb to transfer video files)
• Physician scored feedback for each Clinical Encounter
• Receive performance checklist and recommendations for optimal success
• Summary and analysis of your PASS CS Performance from a P.A.S.S. physician
• Keep your PASS Patient Encounter Recordings (if requested) and scored clinical notes