DSM-5 on Step 1

[Liz McMahon]

Hey guys,

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I was confused as to if we would be tested on DSM-5 material on our upcoming Step 1 exam.  I contacted NBME about that and below is the response I received….

P.S. I’m not sure if the link to the announcement will work in a forwarded email, so here it is: http://www.usmle.org/announcements/default.aspx?ContentId=125

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From: Webmail <Web...@NBME.org>

Subject: General Question / Inquiry 53210589

Date: March 24, 2014 at 10:28:34 AM CDT

To: "ermc...@iupui.edu" <ermc...@iupui.edu>

USMLE ID# 53210589

 

Dear Elizabeth McMahon:

 

Thank you for contacting the National Board of Medical Examiners.

 

Material from the DSM-5 currently appears in USMLE.  We removed any test questions that would conflict with DSM-5 criteria, and for diagnoses that have new terminology under DSM-5, test items currently show both the old term and the new term, so that examinees familiar with either set of criteria would be able to answer the questions. 

 

In addition, please review the announcement posted on the USMLE website on November 4, 2013.

 

Sincerely,

 

Savonia on behalf of Webmail

National Board of Medical Examiners

215-590-9700 telephone

215-590-9457 fax

 

 

From: ermc...@iupui.edu [mailto:ermc...@iupui.edu] 
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 9:57 AM
To: Webmail
Subject: General Question / Inquiry

 

A message regarding General Question / Inquiry has been sent from the USMLE website:
Name:	Elizabeth McMahon
E-mail:	ermc...@iupui.edu
Reason for Contact:	General Question / Inquiry
Description:	To whom it may concern, I am a second year medical student at Indiana University and I will be taking my Step 1 exam in May. Given all of the current changes with the DSM-V, I am wondering if we will be tested on this new material. Should we be familiar with both DSM-IV as well as DSM-V material? Thanks, Elizabeth McMahon

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