{"id":141672,"date":"2026-02-09T15:15:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/?page_id=141672"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:15:38","slug":"consolidation-and-preparation-for-clerkship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/curriculum-overview\/pre-clerkship-phase\/consolidation-and-preparation-for-clerkship\/","title":{"rendered":"Consolidation and Preparation for Clerkship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW16976514 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16976514 BCX2\">This course includes time for Step 1 preparation and study followed by a transitional clerkship in which students participate in experiences<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW16976514 BCX2\">focused on understanding the learning environment of the clerkship year and the core skills needed throughout the clerkship phase.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is a national, three step examination for medical licensure in the U.S. Students must take Step 1 and Step 2 CK during their time in the MD Program. For more information on state-specific licensing requirements, please see the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/state-authorization\/doctor-of-medicine-licensing-disclosure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">State Authorization website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This course includes time for Step 1 preparation and study followed by a transitional clerkship in which students participate in experiences\u00a0focused on understanding the learning environment of the clerkship year and the core skills needed throughout the clerkship phase. The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is a national, three step examination for medical licensure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24892,"featured_media":0,"parent":122575,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"bu-publication":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141672"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24892"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141672"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141673,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141672\/revisions\/141673"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=141672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}