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Relationship between performance on the NBME Comprehensive Basic Sciences Self-Assessment and USMLE Step 1 for U.S. and Canadian medical school students.
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PMID:  20881715     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: This study examined the relationship between performance on the National Board of Medical Examiners Comprehensive Basic Science Self-Assessment (CBSSA) and performance on United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1. METHOD: The study included 12,224 U.S. and Canadian medical school students who took CBSSA prior to their first Step 1 attempt. Linear and logistic regression analyses investigated the relationship between CBSSA performance and performance on Step 1, and how that relationship was related to interval between exams. RESULTS: CBSSA scores explained 67% of the variation in first Step 1 scores as the sole predictor variable and 69% of the variation when time between CBSSA attempt and first Step 1 attempt was also included as a predictor. Logistic regression results showed that examinees with low scores on CBSSA were at higher risk of failing their first Step 1 attempt. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that CBSSA can provide students with a realistic self-assessment of their readiness to take Step 1.
Authors:
Carol A Morrison; Linette P Ross; Thomas Fogle; Aggie Butler; Judith Miller; Gerard F Dillon
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges     Volume:  85     ISSN:  1938-808X     ISO Abbreviation:  Acad Med     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-30     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8904605     Medline TA:  Acad Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S98-101     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
cmorrison@nbme.org
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