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“Cephalgia” or “Migraine”? Solving the Headache of Assessing Clinical Reasoning Using Natural Language Processing

Posted: | Christopher Runyon, Polina Harik, Michael Barone

Diagnosis: Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages 54-60

 

This op-ed discusses the advantages of leveraging natural language processing (NLP) in the assessment of clinical reasoning. It also provides an overview of INCITE, the Intelligent Clinical Text Evaluator, a scalable NLP-based computer-assisted scoring system that was developed to measure clinical reasoning ability as assessed in the written documentation portion of the now-discontinued USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills examination. 

Category:Product-Oriented Research, USMLE, Assessment-Oriented Research, Applications of Technology

When Examinees Cannot Test: The Pandemic's Assault on Certification and Licensure

Posted: | M. G. Jodoin, J. D. Rubright

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice

 

This short, invited manuscript focuses on the implications for certification and licensure assessment organizations as a result of the wide‐spread disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Category:Product-Oriented Research, NBME, USMLE