My son Asher was preparing for the biggest test of his life — the Step 1, a grueling eight-hour exam that second-year medical students must take before beginning their all-important clinical rotations ...

Medical students are under immense pressure not only to pass, but to excel at the exam, as it is the biggest deciding factor for selecting applicants to interview for residency positions. However, all ...

LaShyra T. Nolen is in her first year at Harvard Medical School. The atmosphere was electric last Wednesday as medical students across the nation celebrated the news that the United States Medical ...

Medical students around the country cheered and jeered this week’s announcement that the results of a much-feared compulsory exam known as Step 1 would cease to be reported with a three-digit score ...