In order to be licensed and practice medicine in the United States, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) requires students to take and pass the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).
St. Matthew's University students and graduates are eligible to sit for these exams. The USMLE has three steps, two of which are taken by students while in medical school. Students must take and pass USMLE Step 1 prior to beginning the Clinical Sciences curriculum. USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills (Step 2 CS) and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (Step 2 CK) are taken prior to graduation. Step 3 of the USMLE, the final step for licensing, is taken after graduation, during, or at the conclusion of residency training.