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The relationship between second-year medical students' OSCE scores and USMLE Step 1 scores.
Med Teach. 2002 Sep; 24(5):535-9.MT

Abstract

The relationship between objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) and standardized tests is not well known. We linked second-year medical students' physical diagnosis OSCE scores from 1998, 1999 and 2000 (n = 355) with demographic information, Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores, and United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 scores. The correlation coefficient for the total OSCE score with USMLE Step 1 score was 0.41 (p < 0.001). Two of 7 skills areas-diagnosis and identification of abnormality-were significant multivariate correlates of USMLE Step 1 score. OSCE station scores accounted for approximately 22% of the variability in USMLE Step 1 scores. A second-year OSCE in physical diagnosis is correlated with scores on the USMLE Step 1 exam, with skills that foreshadow the clinical clerkships most predictive of USMLE scores. This correlation suggests predictive validity of this OSCE and supports the use of OSCEs early in medical school.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Simon SR
Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA 02215, USA. steven_simon@hms.harvard.edu
Volkan K
No affiliation info available
Hamann C
No affiliation info available
Duffey C
No affiliation info available
Fletcher SW
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultAnalysis of VarianceBostonClinical CompetenceData Interpretation, StatisticalDiagnosisEducation, Medical, UndergraduateEducational MeasurementHumansPhysical ExaminationReproducibility of Results

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

12450476

Citation

Simon, Steven R., et al. "The Relationship Between Second-year Medical Students' OSCE Scores and USMLE Step 1 Scores." Medical Teacher, vol. 24, no. 5, 2002, pp. 535-9.
Simon SR, Volkan K, Hamann C, et al. The relationship between second-year medical students' OSCE scores and USMLE Step 1 scores. Med Teach. 2002;24(5):535-9.
Simon, S. R., Volkan, K., Hamann, C., Duffey, C., & Fletcher, S. W. (2002). The relationship between second-year medical students' OSCE scores and USMLE Step 1 scores. Medical Teacher, 24(5), 535-9.
Simon SR, et al. The Relationship Between Second-year Medical Students' OSCE Scores and USMLE Step 1 Scores. Med Teach. 2002;24(5):535-9. PubMed PMID: 12450476.
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TY - JOUR T1 - The relationship between second-year medical students' OSCE scores and USMLE Step 1 scores. AU - Simon,Steven R, AU - Volkan,Kevin, AU - Hamann,Claus, AU - Duffey,Carol, AU - Fletcher,Suzanne W, PY - 2002/11/27/pubmed PY - 2003/3/7/medline PY - 2002/11/27/entrez SP - 535 EP - 9 JF - Medical teacher JO - Med Teach VL - 24 IS - 5 N2 - The relationship between objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) and standardized tests is not well known. We linked second-year medical students' physical diagnosis OSCE scores from 1998, 1999 and 2000 (n = 355) with demographic information, Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores, and United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 scores. The correlation coefficient for the total OSCE score with USMLE Step 1 score was 0.41 (p < 0.001). Two of 7 skills areas-diagnosis and identification of abnormality-were significant multivariate correlates of USMLE Step 1 score. OSCE station scores accounted for approximately 22% of the variability in USMLE Step 1 scores. A second-year OSCE in physical diagnosis is correlated with scores on the USMLE Step 1 exam, with skills that foreshadow the clinical clerkships most predictive of USMLE scores. This correlation suggests predictive validity of this OSCE and supports the use of OSCEs early in medical school. SN - 0142-159X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/12450476/The_relationship_between_second_year_medical_students'_OSCE_scores_and_USMLE_Step_1_scores_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -