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2023-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
2023-2026 Academic Catalog

SKD 090 - Skills Development


Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) requires that all medical students take and pass the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 (USMLE Step 1) to be promoted to the first clinical year. To help the students to meet this requirement, PHSU has established the Skills Development Course (SKD). The SKD provides the students with a protected time, at the end of the second semester of the second year of medical studies, for independent study in preparation for taking and passing the USMLE Step 1.