What we measure… and what we should measure in medical education

JR Boulet, SJ Durning - Medical Education, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Context As the practice of medicine evolves, the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to
provide patient care will continue to change. These competency‐based changes will …

Innovation in resident selection: life without step 1

H Patel, R Yakkanti, K Bellam… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
INTRODUCTION The announcement of Step 1 shifting to a Pass/Fail metric has prompted
resident selection committees (RSCs) to pursue objective methods of evaluating prospective …

One small step for Step 1

KM Andolsek - Academic Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Step 1 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is a multiple-
choice exam primarily measuring knowledge about foundational sciences and organ …

[HTML][HTML] A competency roadmap for advanced practice nursing education using PRIME-NP

RF D'Aoust, KM Brown, K McIltrot, JMD Adamji… - Nursing outlook, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Clinical competency validation is essential for nurse practitioner (NP) education
and public accountability. While there has been robust discussion around what constitutes …

Farewell to the step 2 clinical skills exam: New opportunities, obligations, and next steps

R Yudkowsky, K Szauter - Academic Medicine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
The unexpected discontinuation of the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 2
Clinical Skills (CS) exam in January 2021 carries both risks and opportunities for medical …

Three decades later: A scoping review of the literature related to the United States Medical Licensing Examination

H Rashid, KM Coppola, R Lebeau - Academic Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Purpose To conduct a scoping review of the timing, scope, and purpose of literature related
to the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) given the recent impetus to …

Twelve tips on guiding preparation for both high-stakes exams and long-term learning

A Swan Sein, S Dathatri, TA Bates - Medical Teacher, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
High-stakes exams including admissions, licensing, and maintenance of certification
examinations are commonplace in health professions education. Although exam scores and …

Analyzing expert criteria for authentic resident communication skills

H Han, ST Hingle, T Koschmann… - … and Learning in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Phenomenon: Training and assessing communication skills requires flexible and holistic
approaches, including feedback practices. Historically, assessing communication skills has …

National trends in the adoption of pharmacy curriculum outcomes assessment for student assessment and remediation

J Gortney, MJ Rudolph, JM Augustine, JM Sease… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective. To determine and describe the current uses of the Pharmacy Curriculum
Outcomes Assessment (PCOA) by US schools and colleges of pharmacy. Methods …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation of medical college admission test scores and self-assessment materials with the United States medical licensing examination step 1 performance

ZA Seal, W Koek, R Sharma - Cureus, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Candidates' performance on the United States Medical Licensing Examination
(USMLE) Step 1 examination had been correlated with the Medical College Admission Test …