Reimagining a pass/fail clinical core clerkship: a US residency program director survey and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Pass/fail (P/F) grading has emerged as an alternative to tiered clerkship grading. Systematically evaluating existing literature and surveying program directors (PD) perspectives on these consequential changes can guide educators in addressing inequalities in academia and students aiming to improve their residency applications. In our survey, a total of 1578 unique PD responses (63.1%) were obtained across 29 medical specialties. With the changes to United States Medical Licensure Examination (USMLE), responses showed increased importance of core clerkships with the implementation of Step 2CK cutoffs. PDs believed core clerkship performance was a reliable representation of an applicant's preparedness for residency, particularly in Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's (ACG

SUBMITTER: Wang A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10598945 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature