Office of Medical Education

Academic Development : Board Preparation

Academic Development provides a variety of support to students preparing for the boards including:

• STEP I informational workshops
• Individual consults with each second year during which the student decides on a study approach, considers available study materials, and creates a tentative study schedule
• On-going sharing of board-related information via e-mail and other forms of communications
• Assisting students in their clinical science years with STEP II preparation on an as-need basis
• Helping those who must retake either STEP I or II.

Special support is given to those who have had academic difficulty and/or do not pass the exam on the first attempt. Current USMLE review materials are available for circulation from the Academic Development library.