Institutional Tutorial EXAM MASTER Online
Quick Guide to using USMLE
 Access is through the Gateway Page, provided by Columbia’s Long Health Sciences Library.
Bookmark your Gateway Page for future access.
 Register one time only. Forgot your user name or password? Follow the on-screen instructions
and they will be emailed to you.
 Take the Tour to become familiar with the operation and features of EM OnLine. A Help file is
available throughout the application.
 Select Settings to customize your password, monitor resolution, font size, and the time allowed
per question for exams you create.
 Create your own exams and study sessions. Select from CUSTOM, PREBUILT, or KEYWORD
EXAMS.
 [CUSTOM EXAMS] lets you create exams from any outline level.
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Normally, exams are created with 50 questions in a block and these questions are not
duplicated in various exams you create. The exceptions are:
 If there are less than 50 questions available within the selected outline heading or
due to your having previously used the questions.
 [PREBUILT EXAMS] lets you select exams already created for USMLE steps.
 [KEYWORD EXAMS] lets you build an exam based on search words that you enter.
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To EXCLUDE questions from previous exams, check the box.
 Test Mode - Each exam you create may be taken 3 times beginning with Test 1 of 3.
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The default time per question in an exam is 1.2 minutes per question, but you can change
the setting before an exam is created – the range is from 1.0 to 1.9.
To move forward or backward through questions use the [Next>] or [<Prev] button.
 Study Mode - Allows access to a Study session (3.6 minutes per question).
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Explanations are available, you can make and save Notes on questions, hide answers you
don’t want to consider, and review questions answered wrong.
There are “Flashcards” available to you from the [Review/Options] Menu. You may change
how the Flashcards are presented to you by selecting “Term” or “Description” at the top of
the card and then advancing to the next screen.
 Test Mode & Study Mode:
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The Pause feature allows you to exit from an exam you created, so that you can return at a
later time to complete the exam. Exiting stops the timer so that you can return to the place
you left off with the remaining time still available for your session.
[Normal Labs] are available to you during an exam by clicking on the button. Normal labs
can be printed for easy reference.
Mark questions to go back to prior to scoring your exam (e.g., for review).
By selecting [Review/Options] you may review All Questions, Marked Questions, or
Unanswered Questions, or any individual question, by clicking on the question #.
 Feedback - EXAM MASTER utilizes the comments and surveys provided by users to improve
our products. Each question has a [Feedback] button enabling your comments to be emailed
to EXAM MASTER. The timer stops during the user session while the feedback is processed.
EM OnLine Response Team EMO-RTeam@exammaster.com
Customer Service 302-378-9825
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