期刊名称：Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
电子版ISSN：1975-5937
出版年度：2017
卷号：14
期号：1
页码：1-7
DOI：10.3352/jeehp.2017.14.25
语种：English
出版社：Korea Health Insurance Licensing Examination Institute
摘要：Purpose:United States (US) and Canadian citizens attending medical school abroad often desire to return to the US for residency,and therefore must pass US licensing exams.We describe a 2-day United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) step 2 clinical skills (CS) preparation course for students in the Technion American Medical School program (Haifa,Israel) between 2012 and 2016.Methods:Students completed pre- and post-course questionnaires.The paired t-test was used to measure students’ percep_x0002_tions of knowledge,preparation,confidence,and competence in CS pre- and post-course.To test for differences by gender or country of birth,analysis of variance was used.We compared USMLE step 2 CS pass rates between the 5 years prior to the course and the 5 years during which the course was offered.Results:Ninety students took the course between 2012 and 2016.Course evaluations be?gan in 2013.Seventy-three students agreed to participate in the evaluation,and 64 completed the pre- and post-course surveys.Of the 64 students,58% were US-born and 53% were male.Students reported statistically significant improvements in confidence and com?petence in all areas.No differences were found by gender or country of origin.The average pass rate for the 5 years prior to the course was 82%,and the average pass rate for the 5 years of the course was 89%.Conclusion:A CS course delivered at an international medical school may help to close the gap between the pass rates of US and international medical graduates on a high-stakes licensing exam.More experience is needed to determine if this model is replicable.
关键词：Purpose:United States (US) and Canadian citizens attending medical school abroad often desire to return to the US for residency,and therefore must pass US licensing exams.We describe a 2-day United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) step 2 clinical skills (CS) preparation course for students in the Technion American Medical School program (Haifa,Israel) between 2012 and 2016.Methods:Students completed pre- and post-course questionnaires.The paired t-test was used to measure students’ percep_x0002_tions of knowledge,preparation,confidence,and competence in CS pre- and post-course.To test for differences by gender or country of birth,analysis of variance was used.We compared USMLE step 2 CS pass rates between the 5 years prior to the course and the 5 years during which the course was offered.Results:Ninety students took the course between 2012 and 2016.Course evaluations be?gan in 2013.Seventy-three students agreed to participate in the evaluation,and 64 completed the pre- and post-course surveys.Of the 64 students,58% were US-born and 53% were male.Students reported statistically significant improvements in confidence and com?petence in all areas.No differences were found by gender or country of origin.The average pass rate for the 5 years prior to the course was 82%,and the average pass rate for the 5 years of the course was 89%.Conclusion:A CS course delivered at an international medical school may help to close the gap between the pass rates of US and international medical graduates on a high-stakes licensing exam.More experience is needed to determine if this model is replicable.
