USMLE Step 1 examination content
Step 1 includes test items in the following content areas:
[] Anatomy
[] Behavioral Sciences
[] Biochemistry
[] Microbiology
[] Pathology
[] Pharmacology
[] Physiology
[] Interdisciplinary subjects (Nutrition, Genetics, Aging, etc.)
Step 1 is a broadly based, integrated examination.Test items commonly require you to perform one or more of the following tasks:
[] Interpret graphic and tabular material
[] Identify gross and microscopic pathologic and normal specimens
[] Apply basic science knowledge to clinical problems