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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Sawhill, Amy J
• Dillon, Gerard F
• Ripkey, Douglas R
• Hawkins, Richard E
• Swanson, David B

Titel

The Impact of Postgraduate Training and Timing on USMLE Step 3 Performance

Ist Teil von

• Academic medicine, 2003-10, Vol.78 (10 Suppl), p.S10-S12

Ort / Verlag

United States: by the Association of American Medical Colleges

Erscheinungsjahr

2003

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• PURPOSE.This study examined the extent to which differences in clinical experience, gained in postgraduate training programs, affect performance on Step 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). METHOD.Subjects in the study were 36,805 U.S. and Canadian medical school graduates who took USMLE Step 3 for the first time between November 1999 and December 2002. Regression analyses examined the relation between length and type of postgraduate training and Step 3 score after controlling for prior performance on previous USMLE examinations. RESULTS.Results indicate that postgraduate training in programs that provide exposure to a broad range of patient problems, and continued training in such areas, improves performance on Step 3. CONCLUSIONS.Study data reaffirm the validity of the USMLE Step 3 examination, and the information found in the pattern of results across specialties may be useful to residents and program directors.