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Delays, miscommunications add even more stress to USMLE Step exams

When will you be able to take your USMLE Step 1 or Step 2 CK exam? It depends. Learn more with the AMA about the emerging plans to bulk up test capacity.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2
May 20, 2020 ·
47 MIN READ

The AMA Tribute to the Medical School Class of 2020

The AMA's national tribute to the medical school class of 2020 honors the 30,000 medical students who graduated this spring.

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Residency Match 2021: How COVID-19 is forcing major adjustments

With residency application interviews going virtual and away rotations cut back, programs and applicants will be viewing each other through a different lens.

Preparing for Residency
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How medical schools are making clerkships virtual during COVID-19

Learn with the AMA about real-world examples of electives, rounds, rotations and clinical examinations conducted remotely as medical students work from home.

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Clinical Rotations
Succeeding in Medical School
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With COVID-19 comes new training recommendations for med students and physicians

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing how to educate medical students and physicians during the pandemic.

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Medical Student Health
AMA Update
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The impact of the pandemic on med school graduates

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In today’s daily video update, AMA discusses the impact of the pandemic on med school graduates.

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Medical Student Health
AMA Update
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Top docs offer advice, encouragement to new medical school grads

The nation’s newest doctors were welcomed to the physician family by some of the nation’s most famous physicians during a star-studded celebration.

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Medical School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
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Med school grads: We need you more than ever

Graduating from medical school in the midst of a global pandemic spurs mixed emotions, including a sense of loss as in-person ceremonies are canceled and loved ones are unable to witness the accomplishment firsthand.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Key changes recommended to the 2021 residency application cycle

For rising fourth-year medical students, away rotations will be largely discouraged, and residency interviews are likely to take place virtually.

Preparing for Residency