6.5: Chart of CP3 Responses: Examinations
Examinations: CPX
Issue
Failure to participate in or demonstrate minimum competency in the Clinical Performance Examination (CPX)
Policy and/or Steps to Address Issue
- Students will meet with the Medical Director of the Standardized Patient program for debriefing, development of a remediation plan, and scheduling of a reassessment of clinical skills, to be completed prior to being certified for graduation, and appear on the CP3 agenda for discussion and possible setting of a remedial curriculum.
Examinations: USMLE Step 1
Issue
An overall failure on Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE)
Policy and/or Steps to Address Issue
- Students receiving an overall failing grade on their first attempt at the Step 1 examination ordinarily will be withdrawn from clerkships at the end of the current clerkship period, and may not begin any further clerkship (except Pathology) until the Step 1 examination is retaken and satisfactorily passed.
- Students who receive an overall failure on their first attempt on the Step 1 examination will be discussed by the CP3. Students may be required to take and satisfactorily pass the Step 2 CK examination no later than the first week of January prior to June of the expected graduation year.
- Failing the Step 1 examination twice may be considered grounds for dismissal from Stanford University School of Medicine MD program.
- Failing the Step 1 examination three times ordinarily will be considered grounds for dismissal from Stanford University School of Medicine MD program.
Examinations: USMLE Step 2
Issue
An overall failure on Step 2 CK (Clinical Knowledge) of the United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE)
Policy and/or Steps to Address Issue
- Students who receive an overall failing grade on their first attempt at Step 2 CK (Clinical Knowledge) must retake and receive an overall pass no later than the first week of May of the expected graduation year.
- If a student fails Step 2 CK in the quarter prior to expected graduation, he or she may have the option of taking, but must pass, an internal equivalency examination in order to graduate.
An overall failure on Step 2 CK (Clinical Knowledge) of the United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE) (cont)
- Students may not graduate and may be placed on administrative hold for a set period of time, after which they may be dismissed from the MD program if they:
- fail Step 2 CK (Clinical Knowledge) twice and fail the internal examination; or
- fail Step 2 CK (Clinical Knowledge) three times.
Two failures in any clerkships
- Two failures in any clerkships – either failing one clerkship twice or failing two different clerkships – ordinarily will be considered grounds for dismissal from Stanford University School of Medicine MD program.
updated August 2017
Section 6: Committee on Performance, Professionalism and Promotion (CP3)
6.1: Introduction
6.2: Standards for Performance and Satisfactory Progress
6.3: Promotion
6.4: Procedures for Addressing Performance, Professional and Technical Standards Concerns