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Termination of the USMLE Step 2 CS: Perspectives of Surgical Residents with Diverse Medical Backgrounds.
Rajesh, Aashish; Desai, Tej J; Patnaik, Ronit; Asaad, Malke.
  • Rajesh A; Department of Surgery, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas. Electronic address: Rajesha@uthscsa.edu.
  • Desai TJ; Department of Urology, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas.
  • Patnaik R; Department of Surgery, UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas.
  • Asaad M; Department of Plastic Surgery, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
J Surg Res ; 265: 60-63, 2021 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1188826
ABSTRACT
As the decision to permanently suspend the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills exam resonates across the medical education landscape, it has different implications for the graduates of American allopathic (US-MD), osteopathic (DO) medical schools and international medical graduates (IMGs). Through this perspective, we as authors who represent each of these three diverse cohorts highlight the changes that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic and delve into the multitude of ramifications that could ensue as a result of this decision. Our propositions are geared towards a standardized objective structured clinical examination for evaluating US-MDs and DOs, and a call for novel evaluation strategies to assure the minimum clinical standards of IMGs.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: General Surgery / Clinical Competence / Internship and Residency Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: J Surg Res Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: General Surgery / Clinical Competence / Internship and Residency Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: J Surg Res Year: 2021 Document Type: Article