Evaluating the impact of pass/fail United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 scoring on pathology residency selection.

ABSTRACT: Beginning 26 January 2022, the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 changed from a numerical score to Pass/Fail. Historically, residency programs have used Step 1 scores as a valuable metric in assessing the competitiveness of applicants. We assessed how residency program criteria will change when evaluating applicants after Step 1 becomes Pass/Fail. A survey was distributed to the program directors of all 144 pathology residency programs accredited by Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Survey questions evaluated the importance of using Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) scores when assessing applicants. Participants were asked to rank a list of applicant criteria used before and after Step 1 becomes Pass/Fail. Data were analyzed using chi-squared an

SUBMITTER: Fujihashi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10164826 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature