Updates on the impact of weather or other events on USMLE Step 2 CS administrations at CSEC test centers will be published to this page.
The Atlanta, Georgia CSEC testing center has moved to a new location in the College Park neighborhood of Atlanta. Administration of USMLE® Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) will begin at the new location on April 15, 2019.
An updated travel guide, including detailed directions and hotel information for the new test center, is available here.
All Clinical Skills Evaluation Collaboration (CSEC) testing centers (Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) are open. USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) is being administered as scheduled at all testing centers.
While the physical location of the Los Angeles, California, CSEC testing center is not changing, the name of the street on which the center is located is changing. Effective June 2, 2018, the name of the street where the center is located will change from "Sepulveda Boulevard" to "Pacific Coast Highway." The City of El Segundo plans to begin changing the street signage in early June. However, until the change is complete, you may see signs for either street name as you drive to the center or as you use on-line maps and driving directions.
This is a street name change only. The street number, city, and zip code remain the same.
*Please note that some mobile navigation/GPS services are incorrectly stating that the address is in Redondo Beach. Please follow the directions on the Los Angeles Travel Information to ensure that your destination is in El Segundo.
CSEC administers the Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) component of the United States Medical Licensing Examination® (USMLE®). If you are interested in taking USMLE Step 2 CS, a number of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and answers are available on the USMLE website at http://www.usmle.org/frequently-asked-questions/#step2cs.
Welcome to the website of the Clinical Skills Evaluation Collaboration (CSEC)! We are pleased to offer this site as a resource to institutions worldwide with an interest in developing and administering clinical skills assessments of health care professionals.
A collaboration of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) and the National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®), two of the world's leaders in evaluating the qualifications of physicians and other health care professionals, CSEC is a leader in assessing clinical skills. CSEC tests all aspects of the clinical encounter, including communication and interpersonal skills, patient examination, spoken English proficiency, and clinical reasoning.
CSEC offers full-service development of standardized patient-based clinical skills examinations. It also provides customized consultation and faculty development services to clients worldwide and test administration services in its network of dedicated U.S. test centers. All of CSEC's services can be customized and scaled to meet the needs of your institution.
We invite you to explore this site and to contact us to learn more about how CSEC can meet your institution's needs.