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by caminante 1372 days ago
Again, I'm not qualified to get at the nuance so I defer to you if you're in the industry.

> No. If you subspecialize

Sure. I agree that you need a singular board for a terminal specialty and potentially interstitial boards along the way.

> Yes, probably when talking to non doctors to keep it simple. But everyone inside usually just says specifically Step 1, Step 2 etc or USMLE.

Again, I'm not in the field, but see a lot of references on the web using "boards" language. From a quick google search "USMLE called steps or boards", I get a test prep site [0]. I'm assuming this is a matter of "precise v. common" usage.

> The United States Medical Licensure Exam (USMLE) Step 1, commonly called “the Boards,” is a standardized test

[0] https://www.boardvitals.com/blog/9-things-to-know-before-tak....