The Impact of Internal Medicine Clerkship Characteristics and NBME Subject Exams on USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge Exam Performance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Residency program directors will likely emphasize the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step 2 clinical knowledge (CK) exam more during residency application given the recent USMLE Step 1 transition to pass/fail scoring. We examined how internal medicine clerkship characteristics and NBME subject exam scores affect USMLE Step 2 CK performance.

Design

The authors used univariable and multivariable generalized estimating equations to determine associations between Step 2 CK performance and internal medicine clerkship characteristics and NBME subject exams. The sample had 21,280 examinees' first Step 2 CK scores for analysis.

Results

On multivariable analysis, Step 1 performance (standardized β = 0.45, p < .001) and NBME medicine subject exam perfor

SUBMITTER: Fitz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9296728 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature