Showing 1 - 3 of 3 Research Library Publications

Gender Comparison in Milestone Trajectories and Medical Knowledge Examination Scores among Internal Medicine Residents

Posted: | 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.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, General Measurement

The Cogent3 Study: Examining Gender’s Impact on Education and Cognition Trends in Three American Generations

Posted: | Shana Stites, Hannah Cao, Jeanine Gill, Kristin Harkins, Jonathan Rubright, Jason Flatt

Innovation in Aging, Volume 4, Issue Supplement_1, 2020, Pages 696-697

 

This presentation describes the framework informing our approach and present results from analyses of gender effects in The Health and Retirement Study that examine gender differences in the associations observed between education and cognitive measures in older adults.

Category:Health Professions

Enhancement of Assessment of Physician-Patient Communication Skills in the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)

Posted: | Ruth B. Hoppe, Ann M. King, Kathleen M. Mazor, Gail E. Furman, Penelope Wick-Garcia, Heather Corcoran–Ponisciak, Peter J. Katsufrakis

Academic Medicine: Volume 88 - Issue 11 - p 1670-1675

 

From 2007 through 2012, the NBME team reviewed literature in physician–patient communication, examined performance characteristics of the Step 2 CS exam, observed case development and quality assurance processes, interviewed SPs and their trainers, and reviewed video recordings of examinee–SP interactions.  The authors describe perspectives gained by their team from the review process and outline the resulting enhancements to the Step 2 CS exam, some of which were rolled out in June 2012.

Category:Product-Oriented Research, USMLE