Archive for October, 2007

Scores give USC medical students reason to smile

Students from the Keck School of Medicine have reason to celebrate after their scores on the United States Medical Licensing Examination surpassed the national mean scores for the fifth year in a row. Second-year Keck students scored an average of 233 points on the test, compared to a national average of 218, Keck officials estimated [...]

Dubai Healthcare City to offer (USMLE) Step 3 Exams for the first time outside the United States

Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a member of Tatweer, has announced its regulatory body the Center for Health Care Planning and Quality (CPQ) has been granted permission to conduct Step 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) in Dubai. This is the first time the examination will have been conducted outside the United States. [...]