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ADVANTAGES OF BEING COMMUNITY - BASED
Placing all third- and fourth-year students in Florida
More good news about the approach can be found in the
This is one measure of how well the community-based
communities away from the main campus was a novel way our students perform on the United States Medical approach works, Littles said. We don t select our students
approach for the FSU College of Medicine. A few other Licensing Exam. Step for admission to medical school based strictly on how well we
medical schools across the country utilize regional campuses, second year of medical school. Step but typically ones based at a teaching hospital in a city away fourth year.
from where the main campus is located.
FSU takes the approach a step further, having its students
of the exam is given during the
is given during the
think they will perform on standardized exams. We re looking
for compassionate people who believe in our mission and who
FSU medical students have been above the national
average for improvement in scores from Step
we believe can handle the academic rigors of medical school.
to Step
do the majority of their clinical rotations during the third every year since the inaugural class first took Step
year outside the hospital. Almost all other medical schools in Step
this country have their students spend the majority of their the third and fourth years of medical school.
in
Their performance on Step
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is a credit both to their
ability to meet the challenges they face in medical school,
covers the learning experiences students have during
and a testament to the community physicians who teach our
students throughout Florida.
time during the third year in a hospital. Our students get to
meet their patients literally where they are and learn to care
for them in all settings, including the physician s office and
hospital, said Alma Littles, senior associate dean for medical
education and academic affairs.
We look to have our students get one-on-one educational
COMPARING USMLE Step 1 vs 2 — CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE
First-time takers, Step 1, classes of 2005-2020
National pass rate – 94 percent
FSU pass rate – 94 percent
First-time takers, Step 2 CK, classes of 2005-2019
National pass rate – 96 percent
FSU pass rate – 97 percent
opportunities with an experienced community physician to
give them a better feel for the role these physicians play in
the health-care system
After
and in the lives of their patients.
years of a community-based approach, Florida
State has ample data to demonstrate its effectiveness. Some
the places they are practicing.
of that data can be found in the physicians we produce and
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