Are United States Medical Licensing Exam Step 1 and 2 Scores Valid Measures for Postgraduate Medical Residency Selection Decisions?
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Summary
The USMLE score validity argument breaks down on grounds of extrapolation and decision/interpretation because the scores are not associated with measures of clinical skill acquisition among advanced medical students, residents, and subspecialty fellows.
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- article
- Published
- 2011-01-01
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- 191
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Keywords
United States Medical Licensing Examination, Argument (complex analysis), Subspecialty, Medical education, Educational measurement
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