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  "version": 1,
  "as_of": "2026-11-01",
  "note": "Timing as published by USMLE. USMLE does not publish release dates by test date, so every date the calculators show is derived from these published rules. Re-check usmle.org and update as_of when the wording changes.",
  "release_weekday_iso": 3,
  "release_weekday_name": "Wednesday",
  "typical_weeks": 4,
  "advise_weeks": 8,
  "report_days": 365,
  "recheck_days": 90,
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      "id": "new-year",
      "name": "New Year's Day"
    },
    {
      "id": "independence",
      "name": "Independence Day (July 4)"
    },
    {
      "id": "thanksgiving",
      "name": "Thanksgiving Day"
    }
  ],
  "steps": {
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      "short": "Step 1",
      "reported_as": "pass/fail",
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      "passing_standard": "196 on the legacy three-digit scale (no longer shown to examinees)"
    },
    "step2ck": {
      "label": "USMLE Step 2 CK",
      "short": "Step 2 CK",
      "reported_as": "three-digit score and pass/fail",
      "test_days": 1,
      "passing_standard": "218 (exams on or after July 1, 2025)"
    },
    "step3": {
      "label": "USMLE Step 3",
      "short": "Step 3",
      "reported_as": "three-digit score and pass/fail",
      "test_days": 2,
      "passing_standard": "200 (exams on or after January 1, 2024)"
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "USMLE: examination results and scoring",
      "url": "https://www.usmle.org/scores-transcripts/examination-results-and-scoring"
    },
    {
      "name": "USMLE: score reports (common questions)",
      "url": "https://www.usmle.org/common-questions/score-reports"
    },
    {
      "name": "USMLE: announcements",
      "url": "https://www.usmle.org/announcements"
    }
  ]
}