| Dropping the shelf examination: does it affect student performance on the United States Medical Licensure Examination Step 2? | |
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PMID: 16026190 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: Does use of the pediatric shelf examination affect students' performance on the United States Medical Licensure Examination (USMLE) Step 2 pediatric subtest? METHODS: The National Board of Medical Examiners Pediatrics Subject Examination (NBMEPSE) was used as the pediatric clerkship final examination at Brown Medical School through the 1996-97 academic year. The NBMEPSE was dropped in July 1997. Students' mean scores for the pediatric subtest of the USMLE Step 2 were compared for the years before and after the NBMEPSE was dropped. Performance on the internal medicine subtest of the USMLE Step 2 examination was used as a control because the National Board of Medical Examiners Internal Medicine Subject Examination (NBMEIMSE) remained the final examination in the internal-medicine clerkship. RESULTS: USMLE Step 2 scores trended upward from 1993 to 2003. From 1993 to 1997, Brown medical students performed above the US/Canadian mean on both the USMLE Step 2 pediatrics and internal medicine subtests as well as on the overall examination. Students performed at or just below the mean on both the USMLE Step 2 pediatrics and internal medicine subtests from 1998 to 2001. CONCLUSIONS: Dropping the shelf examination coincided with a decrease in performance on the USMLE Step 2 pediatric subtest in comparison with the US/Canadian mean. Similar decreases in performance in overall and USMLE Step 2 internal medicine subtest scores also occurred. Numerous confounding variables make it difficult to determine the effect of the shelf exam on Step 2 performance. |
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Authors:
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Randy M Rockney; Robin G Allister |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Ambulatory pediatrics : the official journal of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association Volume: 5 ISSN: 1530-1567 ISO Abbreviation: Ambul Pediatr Publication Date: 2005 Jul-Aug |
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Created Date: 2005-07-19 Completed Date: 2005-08-18 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101089367 Medline TA: Ambul Pediatr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 240-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Pediatrics, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA. randal_rockney@brown.edu |
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Adult Canada Clinical Clerkship / standards* Curriculum Educational Measurement* Humans Internal Medicine / education*, standards Licensure, Medical* Pediatrics / education*, standards Rhode Island Schools, Medical Specialty Boards* United States |
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