The '''United States Medical Licensing Examination score (USMLE score)''' is given to test takers as a 3-digit score. This score is commonly used by hospitals to determine eligibility for residency and fellowship. The three-digit score is based on a theoretical maximum of 300, but this has not been documented by the NBME / FSMB. Previously, a 2 digit score was also provided, but has since been eliminated. The two-digit score was normalized to the three-digit score such that a 75 was equal to the minimum passing score (currently 194) for the USMLE Step 1.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.usmle.org/announcements/default.aspx?ContentId=127 |title=United States Medical Licensing Examination | Announcements |access-date=2014-03-08 |archive-date=2013-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219005436/http://www.usmle.org/announcements/default.aspx?ContentId=127 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Contrary to popular opinion, the two-digit score does not represent a percentile.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://download.usmle.org/2009step1.pdf |title=2009 - Step 1 - Content Description and General Information |access-date=2008-10-09 |archive-date=2008-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010092451/http://download.usmle.org/2009step1.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Three-digit USMLE score== The NBME / FSMB have never clearly stated that the three-digit score is based on an absolute scale with a maximum of 300. However, this is the assumption stated by NBME with regard to their Comprehensive Basic Science Self-Assessment (CBSSA).<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://apps.nbme.org/nsasweb/doc/sample_CBSSA.pdf|title=Unknown}}{{dead link | date=January 2024 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> The minimum passing level for the three-digit score is 194 effective since January 1, 2018<ref name="auto1"/> The average score varies by year and tends to be near 230.<ref name="auto"/>
==Two-digit USMLE score== The two-digit scoring system has been deleted from USMLE Transcripts effective from April, 2013.
==USMLE score calculator== There are a number of score calculators and converters available for the USMLE. A free calculator and converter is available at [https://usmle-score-correlation.blogspot.com/ https://usmle-score-correlation.blogspot.com/] and permits the conversion between the three-digit score and two-digit score.
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==External links== *[https://usmle-score-correlation.blogspot.com/ USMLE Estimator]
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