Evaluation of a course to prepare international students for the United States Medical Licensing Examination step 2 clinical skills exam / 보건의료교육평가
Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
;
: 25-2017.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-20967
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
United States (US) and Canadian citizens attending medical school abroad often desire to return to the US for residency, and therefore must pass US licensing exams. We describe a 2-day United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) step 2 clinical skills (CS) preparation course for students in the Technion American Medical School program (Haifa, Israel) between 2012 and 2016.METHODS:
Students completed pre- and post-course questionnaires. The paired t-test was used to measure students' perceptions of knowledge, preparation, confidence, and competence in CS pre- and post-course. To test for differences by gender or country of birth, analysis of variance was used. We compared USMLE step 2 CS pass rates between the 5 years prior to the course and the 5 years during which the course was offered.RESULTS:
Ninety students took the course between 2012 and 2016. Course evaluations began in 2013. Seventy-three students agreed to participate in the evaluation, and 64 completed the pre- and post-course surveys. Of the 64 students, 58% were US-born and 53% were male. Students reported statistically significant improvements in confidence and competence in all areas. No differences were found by gender or country of origin. The average pass rate for the 5 years prior to the course was 82%, and the average pass rate for the 5 years of the course was 89%.CONCLUSION:
A CS course delivered at an international medical school may help to close the gap between the pass rates of US and international medical graduates on a high-stakes licensing exam. More experience is needed to determine if this model is replicable.
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Assunto principal:
Faculdades de Medicina
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Estados Unidos
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Competência Mental
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Competência Clínica
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Currículo
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Parto
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Avaliação Educacional
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Médicos Graduados Estrangeiros
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Internato e Residência
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Licenciamento
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Norte
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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