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Weighing your options: Should you pursue a research year?

By The DO Staff

04.22.23

In 2022, USMLE Step 1 and COMLEX Level 1 both went pass/fail. While it has been argued that the goal of this transition was to relieve the perceived pressure of examinations and enforce a more holistic review, the reality is that medical students no longer have an early litmus test of their future competitiveness for residency.