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. 2020 Apr 2;12(4):e7519. doi: 10.7759/cureus.7519

Table 2. Difference between scores on practice tests and Step 1 scores.

*Average difference refers to the average of the differences between each student’s USMLE Step 1 score and their NBME or UWorld practice test

NBME: National Board of Medical Examiners; UWSA: UWorld Self Assessment; USMLE: United States Medical Licensing Examination

Test  Name Average practice test score Average Step 1 score Average difference* Responses, n
NBME 13 222.0 250.1 28.6 64
NBME 15 222.4 247.3 25.4 73
NBME 16 230.1 248.8 19.1 123
NBME 17 233.9 248.2 17.1 130
NBME 18 236.1 246.9 12.8 333
NBME 19 233.4 249.7 19.5 64
NBME 20 228.1 248.1 20.7 242
NBME 21 231.5 247.1 16.8 280
NBME 22 235.4                 248.7 14.8 188
NBME 23 235.7 248.3 13.8 163
NBME 24 237.4 247.4 11.9 166
UWSA 1 248.1 246.7 10.5 360
UWSA 2 248.2 246.7 6.9 369