Association Between Performance on COMLEX-USA and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians In-Service Examination.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The primary goal of residency programs is to select and educate qualified candidates to become competent physicians. Program directors often use performance on licensure examinations to evaluate the ability of candidates during the resident application process. The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) administers an in-service examination (ISE) to residents annually. There are few prior studies of the relationship between the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States of America (COMLEX-USA) series and formative assessments of residents in training.

Objective

We explored the relationship between performance on COMLEX-USA and the ACOFP in-service examination to offer support on the use of licensing examinations

SUBMITTER: Hudson KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6194890 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature