The Change of USMLE Step 1 to Pass/Fail: Perspectives of the Surgery Program Director.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study sought to evaluate the perspectives of surgical program directors regarding the change of USMLE Step 1 to pass/fail grading.

Design

Validated electronic survey.

Setting

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Plastic Surgery.

Participants

Program directors of all ACMGE-accredited General Surgery, Integrated Vascular Surgery, Integrated Thoracic Surgery, and Integrated Plastic Surgery residency programs.

Results

The overall response rate was 55.5%. Most PDs (78.1%) disagreed with the scoring change. Only 19.6% believe this change will improve medical student well-being. For 63.5% of PDs, medical school pedigree will become more important, and 52.7% believe it will place international medical graduates at a disadvantage. Onl

SUBMITTER: Pontell ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7347473 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature