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

Commentary: On the Importance of the Speed-Ability Trade-Off When Dealing with Not Reached Items

Posted: | S. Pohl, M. von Davier

Front. Psychol. 9:1988

 

In their 2018 article, (T&B) discuss how to deal with not reached items due to low working speed in ability tests (Tijmstra and Bolsinova, 2018). An important contribution of the paper is focusing on the question of how to define the targeted ability measure. This note aims to add further aspects to this discussion and to propose alternative approaches.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, Reliability/Validity, General Measurement