dc.contributor.author |
Simon, Steven R. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Bui, Anh |
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dc.contributor.author |
Day, Shelley |
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dc.contributor.author |
Berti, David |
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dc.contributor.author |
Simon, Steven R. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Bui, Anh |
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dc.contributor.author |
Day, Shelley |
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dc.contributor.author |
Berti, David |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2008-12-08T23:42:46Z |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2008-12-08T23:42:46Z |
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dc.date.available |
2008-12-08T23:42:46Z |
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dc.date.available |
2008-12-08T23:42:46Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2007-12-06 |
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dc.date.issued |
2007-12-06 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Simon, Steven R., Anh Bui, Shelley Day, David Berti, and Kevin Volkan. The relationship between second-year medical students' OSCE scores and USMLE Step 2 scores.Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Volume 13, Number 6, December 2007, pp. 901-905. |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Simon, Steven R., Anh Bui, Shelley Day, David Berti, and Kevin Volkan. The relationship between second-year medical students' OSCE scores and USMLE Step 2 scores.Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Volume 13, Number 6, December 2007, pp. 901-905. |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10139/583 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10139/583 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Rationale, aims and objectives:
A valid tool to measure clinical competency early in medical school could identify
students who may require special educational attention. The overall aim is to assess the
relationship between students’ scores on an objective structured clinical examination
(OSCE) given in the second year of medical school and their subsequent performance on
Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE Step 2).
Methods:
Participants were 390 second-year medical students participating in a required OSCE;
complete data (Medical College Admission Test, OSCE, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2
scores) were available for 340 students (87%). Univariate correlations and linear
regression analyses were performed.
Results:
Total OSCE score was moderately correlated with USMLE Step 2 score (r = 0.395, P <
0.001), as were two skills subscores of the OSCE, differential diagnosis (r = 0.343, P<
0.001) and identification of abnormality (r = 0.322, P < 0.001). In linear regression
analysis, neither OSCE total score nor any of the subscores independently predicted Step
2 scores; only Step 1 score (β = 0.687, P < 0.001) and female sex (β= 0.152, P < 0.001)
remained independent correlates of Step 2 score.
Conclusion:
OSCEs early in medical school can be useful in the early assessment of clinical
competence. |
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dc.description.abstract |
Rationale, aims and objectives:
A valid tool to measure clinical competency early in medical school could identify
students who may require special educational attention. The overall aim is to assess the
relationship between students’ scores on an objective structured clinical examination
(OSCE) given in the second year of medical school and their subsequent performance on
Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE Step 2).
Methods:
Participants were 390 second-year medical students participating in a required OSCE;
complete data (Medical College Admission Test, OSCE, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2
scores) were available for 340 students (87%). Univariate correlations and linear
regression analyses were performed.
Results:
Total OSCE score was moderately correlated with USMLE Step 2 score (r = 0.395, P <
0.001), as were two skills subscores of the OSCE, differential diagnosis (r = 0.343, P<
0.001) and identification of abnormality (r = 0.322, P < 0.001). In linear regression
analysis, neither OSCE total score nor any of the subscores independently predicted Step
2 scores; only Step 1 score (β = 0.687, P < 0.001) and female sex (β= 0.152, P < 0.001)
remained independent correlates of Step 2 score.
Conclusion:
OSCEs early in medical school can be useful in the early assessment of clinical
competence. |
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dc.language.iso |
en_US |
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dc.language.iso |
en_US |
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dc.publisher |
Blackwell-Synergy |
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dc.publisher |
Blackwell-Synergy |
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dc.subject |
PSCE |
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dc.subject |
Step 2 |
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dc.subject |
Medical Students |
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dc.subject |
Regression Analysis |
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dc.subject |
PSCE |
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dc.subject |
Step 2 |
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dc.subject |
Medical Students |
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dc.subject |
Regression Analysis |
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dc.title |
The relationship between second-year medical students' OSCE scores and USMLE Step 2 scores |
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dc.title |
The relationship between second-year medical students' OSCE scores and USMLE Step 2 scores |
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dc.type |
Postprint |
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dc.type |
Postprint |
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dc.contributor.csuciauthor |
Volkan, Kevin |
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dc.contributor.csuciauthor |
Volkan, Kevin |
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