Pass/Fail USMLE Step 1 Scoring-A Radiology Program Director Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale and objectives

In February 2020, administrators for the US medical licensing examination (USMLE) announced that Step 1 reporting would change to pass/fail in hopes of reducing the overemphasis of USMLE performance on the residency selection system and improving medical student well-being. Our objective was to determine the perspectives of diagnostic radiology (DR), interventional radiology (IR), and nuclear medicine (NM) program directors (PDs) regarding pass/fail USMLE Step 1 scoring.

Materials and methods

A survey composed of thirteen questions on a three-point Likert scale, five demographic questions, and a free-text question was distributed to 179 DR, 84 IR, and 34 NM PDs from ACGME-accredited residency programs.

Results

In total, 140 unique responses we

SUBMITTER: MacKinnon GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7485567 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature