Showing 1 - 3 of 3 Research Library Publications

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

Medical Student Use of Electronic and Paper Health Records During Inpatient Clinical Clerkships: Results of a National Longitudinal Study

Posted: | L. M. Foster, M. M. Cuddy, D. B. Swanson, K. Z. Holtzman, M. M. Hammoud, P. M. Wallach

Academic Medicine: November 2018 - Volume 93 - Issue 11S - p S14-S20

 

An important goal of medical education is to teach students to use an electronic health record (EHR) safely and effectively. The purpose of this study is to examine medical student accounts of EHR use during their core inpatient clinical clerkships using a national sample. Paper health records (PHRs) are similarly examined.

Category:Health Professions

Effects and Unforeseen Consequences of Accessing References on a Maintenance of Certification Examination

Posted: | R. A. Feinberg, D. P. Jurich, L. M. Foster

Academic Medicine: April 2018 - Volume 93 - Issue 4 - p 636-641

 

Increasing criticism of maintenance of certification (MOC) examinations has prompted certifying boards to explore alternative assessment formats. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of allowing test takers to access reference material while completing their MOC Part III standardized examination.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, General Measurement