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Gohara, Sabry; Shapiro, Joseph I.; Jacob, Adam N.; Khuder, Sadik A.; Gandy, Robyn A.; Metting, Patricia J.; Gold, Jeffrey; Kleshinski, James; and James Kleshinski – Learning Assistance Review, 2011
The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether models based on pre-admission testing, including performance on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), performance on required courses in the medical school curriculum, or a combination of both could accurately predict performance of medical students on the United States Medical Licensing…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Required Courses, Medical Schools
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Perez, Jose A., Jr.; Greer, Sharon – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2009
The Internal Medicine In-Training Examination (ITE) is administered during residency training in the United States as a self-assessment and program assessment tool. Performance on this exam correlates with outcome on the American Board of Internal Medicine Certifying examination. Internal Medicine Program Directors use the United States Medical…
Descriptors: Internal Medicine, Program Effectiveness, Statistical Significance, Correlation
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de Champlain, Andre F.; Winward, Marcia L.; Dillon, Gerard F.; de Champlain, Judy E. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2004
The purpose of this article was to model United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 2 passing rates using the Cox Proportional Hazards Model, best known for its application in analyzing clinical trial data. The number of months it took to pass the computer-based Step 2 examination was treated as the dependent variable in the model.…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Certification, School Location, Medical Schools