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RESEARCH LIBRARY

View recent publications to learn how the NBME research team is working to improve our products and services, advance the field of assessment science, and support the health professions.

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Posted: April 1, 2022 | Katie L. Arnhart, Monica M. Cuddy, David Johnson, Michael A. Barone, Aaron Young

Academic Medicine: April 2022 - Volume 97 - Issue 4 - p 476-477

 

Response to to emphasize that although findings support a relationship between multiple USMLE attempts and increased likelihood of receiving disciplinary actions, the findings in isolation are not sufficient for proposing new policy on how many attempts should be allowed.

Posted: February 1, 2022 | Monica M. Cuddy, Lauren M. Foster, Paul M. Wallach, Maya M. Hammoud, David B. Swanson

Academic Medicine: February 2022 - Volume 97 - Issue 2 - p 262-270

 

This study examined shifts in U.S. medical student interactions with EHRs during their clinical education, 2012–2016, and how these interactions varied by clerkship within and across medical schools.

Posted: September 1, 2021 | Stanley J. Hamstra, Monica M. Cuddy, Daniel Jurich, Kenji Yamazaki, John Burkhardt, Eric S. Holmboe, Michael A. Barone, Sally A. Santen

Academic Medicine: September 2021 - Volume 96 - Issue 9 - p 1324-1331

 

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

Posted: September 1, 2021 | Katie L. Arnhart, Monica M. Cuddy, David Johnson, Michael A. Barone, Aaron Young

Academic Medicine: September 2021 - Volume 96 - Issue 9 - p 1319-1323

 

This study examined the relationship between USMLE attempts and the likelihood of receiving disciplinary actions from state medical boards.

Posted: May 25, 2021 | Karen E. Hauer, Daniel Jurich, Jonathan Vandergrift, Rebecca S. Lipner, Furman S. McDonald, Kenji Yamazaki, Davoren Chick, Kevin McAllister, Eric S. Holmboe

Academic Medicine: Volume 96 - Issue 6 - p 876-884(9)

 

This study examines whether there are group differences in milestone ratings submitted by program directors working with clinical competency committees based on gender for internal medicine residents and whether women and men rated similarly on subsequent in-training and certification examinations.

Posted: November 1, 2020 | Kimberly Hu, Patricia J. Hicks, Melissa Margolis, Carol Carraccio, Amanda Osta, Marcia L. Winward, Alan Schwartz

Academic Medicine: November 2020 - Volume 95 - Issue 11S - p S89-S94

 

Semiannually, U.S. pediatrics residency programs report resident milestone levels to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The Pediatrics Milestones Assessment Collaborative (PMAC) developed workplace-based assessments of 2 inferences. The authors compared learner and program variance in PMAC scores with ACGME milestones.

Posted: September 1, 2020 | F.S. McDonald, D. Jurich, L.M. Duhigg, M. Paniagua, D. Chick, M. Wells, A. Williams, P. Alguire

Academic Medicine: September 2020 - Volume 95 - Issue 9 - p 1388-1395

 

This article aims to assess the correlations between United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) performance, American College of Physicians Internal Medicine In-Training Examination (IM-ITE) performance, American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine Certification Exam (IM-CE) performance, and other medical knowledge and demographic variables.

Posted: September 1, 2020 | L. E. Peterson, J. R. Boulet, B. E. Clauser

Academic Medicine: Volume 95 - Issue 9 - p 1396-1403

 

The objective of this study was to evaluate the associations of all required standardized examinations in medical education with ABFM certification examination scores and eventual ABFM certification.

Posted: January 1, 2020 | D. Jurich, S.A. Santen, M. Paniagua, A. Fleming, V. Harnik, A. Pock, A. Swan-Sein, M.A. Barone, M. Daniel

Academic Medicine: Volume 95 - Issue 1 - p 111-121

 

This paper investigates the effect of a change in the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 timing on Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) scores, the effect of lag time on Step 2 CK performance, and the relationship of incoming Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) score to Step 2 CK performance pre and post change.

Posted: April 24, 2018 | P.J. Hicks, M.J. Margolis, C.L. Carraccio, B.E. Clauser, K. Donnelly, H.B. Fromme, K.A. Gifford, S.E. Poynter, D.J. Schumacher, A. Schwartz & the PMAC Module 1 Study Group

Medical Teacher: Volume 40 - Issue 11 - p 1143-1150

 

This study explores a novel milestone-based workplace assessment system that was implemented in 15 pediatrics residency programs. The system provided: web-based multisource feedback and structured clinical observation instruments that could be completed on any computer or mobile device; and monthly feedback reports that included competency-level scores and recommendations for improvement.