Imbalanced specialty representation of USMLE and NBME test writers.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is an examination series required for allopathic physician licensure in the United States (US). USMLE content is created and maintained by the National Board of Medical Examinations (NBME). The specialty composition of the USMLE and NBME taskforce members involved in the creation of examination content is currently unknown.

Methods

Using the 2021 USMLE and 2021 NBME Committees and Task Forces documents, we determined each member's board-certified primary specialty and involvement in test material development committees who we dubbed "test writers". Total active physicians by primary specialty were recorded from the 2020 Physician Specialty Data Report published by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AA

SUBMITTER: Mahoney MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11385122 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature