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Differential Item Functioning Analysis of United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 Items

Posted: | Jonathan D. Rubright, Michael Jodoin, Stephanie Woodward, Michael A. Barone

Academic Medicine: Volume 97 - Issue 5 - Pages 718-722

 

The purpose of this 2019–2020 study was to statistically identify and qualitatively review USMLE Step 1 exam questions (items) using differential item functioning (DIF) methodology.

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

Perceived Utility of the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills Examination from a GME Perspective

Posted: | M. Paniagua, J. Salt, K. Swygert, M. Barone

Journal of Medical Regulation (2018) 104 (2): 51–57

 

There have been a number of important stakeholder opinions critical of the Step 2 Clinical Skills Examination (CS) in the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) licensure sequence. The Resident Program Director (RPD) Awareness survey was convened to gauge perceptions of current and potential Step 2 CS use, attitudes towards the importance of residents' clinical skills, and awareness of a medical student petition against Step 2 CS. This was a cross-sectional survey which resulted in 205 responses from a representative sampling of RPDs across various specialties, regions and program sizes.

Category:Product-Oriented Research, USMLE