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Step 2 CK NBME 9: what's on it and how hard it is
NBME 9 has 193 questions in our copy. The average question is 128 words long and 86% take two or more steps to answer. It leans most on blood and immune system, reproductive and heart and vessels.
- Difficulty (0–100)
- 74
- Average question
- 128 words
- Take 2+ steps
- 87%
- Have an image
- 17%
When to take it
Middle of your study period, once you have a first score. Expect close calls between two "next step" answers.
Students say it feels harder than the questions really are.
Our original practice examsSystems it tests most
Share of the questions in each system.
- Blood and immune system13%
- Reproductive11%
- Heart and vessels10%
- GI and liver9%
The full breakdown
Every system and subject, what the questions ask, and what changed from older forms.