
Your name, as it appears on your scheduling permit, must exactly match the name on your form(s) of identification.


If you are found to have engaged in irregular behavior, your score report and transcripts will include this finding, you may be barred from taking the USMLE in the future, and your score may be canceled. Also, evidence of violation of any test administration rule, including these Rules of Conduct, will result in actions being taken under the USMLE Policies and Procedures Regarding Irregular Behavior. If you violate these Rules of Conduct, you may be directed to leave the test center before completing your examination.

You will not remove examination content from the test center by any means.You may use a telephone or other communication device only when outside the secure testing area and during an authorized break.It is a violation of the Rules of Conduct if you indicate on the test center log that your break screen is visible when it is not. You will leave your testing station for breaks only when the break screen is visible on your monitor.You will place in a locker all personal belongings, including cell phones, watches, pagers, tablets, iPods/media players, fitness and tracking monitors, any device with transmitting or receiving capabilities (e.g., Bluetooth), formulas, study materials, notes, papers, pens/pencils, and your purse and/or wallet, before you enter the testing room.You will not have prohibited materials, including formulas, study materials, notes, papers, or electronic devices of any kind, in your possession while you are in the secure areas of the test center.You will not seek, provide, or obtain any form of unauthorized assistance at any time, including during the examination or during breaks.You are the person named on the scheduling permit for the examination.When you submit your application to take the USMLE, you agree to the following: Test center staff is not authorized to answer questions regarding registration, examination content or format, or testing software, scoring, or retesting. You must follow instructions from test center staff throughout the examinations failure to do so may result in a finding that you have engaged in irregular behavior and a permanent annotation on your transcript.

Test center staff is required to report any violations of the USMLE or test center rules. Administrations of the USMLE Steps are monitored by test center staff, in person and through audio and visual recording.
