Showing 1 - 3 of 3 Research Library Publications

Medical Student Well-Being While Studying for the USMLE Step 1: The Impact of a Goal Score

Posted: | Hanin Rashid, Christopher Runyon, Jesse Burk-Rafel, Monica M. Cuddy, Liselotte Dyrbye, Katie Arnhart, Ulana Luciw-Dubas, Hilit F. Mechaber, Steve Lieberman, Miguel Paniagua

Academic Medicine: Volume 97 - Issue 11S - Page S176

 

As Step 1 begins to transition to pass/fail, it is interesting to consider the impact of score goal on wellness. This study examines the relationship between goal score, gender, and students’ self-reported anxiety, stress, and overall distress immediately following their completion of Step 1.

Category:Product-Oriented Research, USMLE, Assessment-Oriented Research, Links to Outcomes

Moving the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 After Core Clerkships: An Outcomes Analysis

Posted: | D. Jurich, M. Daniel, M. Paniagua, A. Fleming, V. Harnik, A. Pock, A. Swan-Sein, M. A. Barone, S.A. Santen

Academic Medicine: March 2019 - Volume 94 - Issue 3 - p 371-377

 

Schools undergoing curricular reform are reconsidering the optimal timing of Step 1. This study provides a psychometric investigation of the impact on United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 scores of changing the timing of Step 1 from after completion of the basic science curricula to after core clerkships.

Category:Product-Oriented Research, USMLE

The Effects of Vignette Scoring on Reliability and Validity of Self-Reports

Posted: | M. von Davier, J. H. Shin, L. Khorramdel, L. Stankov

Applied Psychological Measurement: Volume: 42 issue: 4, page(s): 291-306

 

The research presented in this article combines mathematical derivations and empirical results to investigate effects of the nonparametric anchoring vignette approach proposed by King, Murray, Salomon, and Tandon on the reliability and validity of rating data. The anchoring vignette approach aims to correct rating data for response styles to improve comparability across individuals and groups.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, Reliability/Validity, Scoring