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Correlation of scores for the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination with osteopathic medical school grades.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11432085     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The authors evaluated construct validity of scores for the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA), the examination used to evaluate osteopathic physicians for licensure. They computed correlations between students' grades in the first 2 years of osteopathic medical school and their scores on the COMPLEX-USA Level 1 (N = 187) and Level 2 (N = 86), as well as correlations between third- and fourth-year clerkship grades and the COMLEX-USA Level 2. Correlations of Level 1 scores with grades for years one, two, and the first 2 years combined were .74, .80, and .81, respectively; for Level 2, correlations were .59, .70, and .71. Correlation between clerkship grades and scores for the COMLEX-USA Level 2 was .26. The strong correlation between COMLEX-USA results and grades for the didactic curriculum in the first 2 years of medical school provides evidence for the construct validity of scores for the COMLEX-USA Levels 1 and 2.
Authors:
S E Hartman; B P Bates; S A Sprafka
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association     Volume:  101     ISSN:  0098-6151     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Osteopath Assoc     Publication Date:  2001 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-07-02     Completed Date:  2001-08-02     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503065     Medline TA:  J Am Osteopath Assoc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  347-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of New England, Biddeford, ME 04005, USA. shartman@mailbox.une.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Education, Medical, Undergraduate / standards*
Educational Measurement*
Female
Humans
Licensure, Medical / standards*
Male
Osteopathic Medicine / education*,  legislation & jurisprudence*
Sensitivity and Specificity
United States

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