Residency Program Director Perspectives on Changes to US Medical Licensing Examination

Andrew Wang; Krystal L Karunungan; Jacob D Story; Edward L Ha; Clarence H Braddock 3rd

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.29557

Residency Program Director Perspectives on Changes to US Medical Licensing Examination

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Oct 1;4(10):e2129557. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.29557.

Authors

Andrew Wang¹, Krystal L Karunungan², Jacob D Story², Edward L Ha², Clarence H Braddock 3rd²

Affiliations

¹ College of Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California.
² David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.

Abstract

This survey study examines the perspectives of residency program directors regarding reporting the US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 as pass/fail and discontinuing Step 2 Clinical Skills.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Educational Measurement / methods
Educational Measurement / standards*
Educational Measurement / statistics & numerical data
Faculty, Medical / psychology*
Faculty, Medical / statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Internship and Residency / methods*
Internship and Residency / statistics & numerical data
Licensure, Medical / standards
Licensure, Medical / statistics & numerical data
Male
Middle Aged