Showing 1 - 2 of 2 Research Library Publications

The Associations Between United States Medical Licensing Examination Performance and Outcomes of Patient Care

Posted: | John Norcini, Irina Grabovsky, Michael A. Barone, M. Brownell Anderson, Ravi S. Pandian, Alex J. Mechaber

Academic Medicine: Volume 99 - Issue 3 - p 325-330

 

This retrospective cohort study investigates the association between United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) scores and outcomes in 196,881 hospitalizations in Pennsylvania over 3 years.

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

Fit for Purpose and Modern Validity Theory in Clinical Outcomes Assessment

Posted: | M. C. Edwards, A. Slagle, J. D. Rubright, R. J. Wirth

Qual Life Res 27, 1711–1720 (2018)

 

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as part of its regulatory mission, is charged with determining whether a clinical outcome assessment (COA) is “fit for purpose” when used in clinical trials to support drug approval and product labeling. This paper provides a review (and some commentary) on the current state of affairs in COA development/evaluation/use with a focus on one aspect: How do you know you are measuring the right thing? In the psychometric literature, this concept is referred to broadly as validity and has itself evolved over many years of research and application.

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