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Exploring the Association Between USMLE Scores and ACGME Milestone Ratings: A Validity Study Using National Data From Emergency Medicine

Posted: | Stanley J. Hamstra, Monica M. Cuddy, Daniel Jurich, Kenji Yamazaki, John Burkhardt, Eric S. Holmboe, Michael A. Barone, Sally A. Santen

Academic Medicine: Volume 96 - Issue 9 - Pages 1324-1331

 

This study examines associations between USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) scores and ACGME emergency medicine (EM) milestone ratings.

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

Emergency Medicine Student End-of-Rotation Examinations: Where Are We Now? 

Posted: | E. S. Miller, C. Heitz, L. Ross, M. S. Beeson

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, 19(1)

 

This review is a descriptive summary of the development of National EM M4 examinations, Version 1 (V1) and Version 2 (V2), and the NBME EM Advanced Clinical Examination (ACE) and their relevant usage and performance data. In particular, it describes how examination content was edited to affect desired changes in examination performance data and offers a model for educators seeking to develop their own examinations.

Category:Product-Oriented Research, NBME