%0 Journal Article %1 citeulike:4544942 %A Simon, S. R. %A Volkan, K. %A Hamann, C. %A Duffey, C. %A Fletcher, S. W. %D 2002 %I Informa Healthcare %J Medical Teacher %K admissions, selection, strugglers %P 535--539 %T The relationship between second-year medical students OSCE scores and USMLE Step 1 scores %U http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/apl/cmte/2002/00000024/00000005/art00014 %X The relationship between objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) and standardized tests is not well known. We linked second-year medical students&\#039; 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 &\#060; 0.001). Two of 7 skills areas&\#151;diagnosis and identification of abnormality&\#151;were significant multivariate correlates of USMLE Step 1 score. OSCE station scores accounted for approximately 22&\#037; 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.

@article{citeulike:4544942, abstract = {The relationship between objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) and standardized tests is not well known. We linked second-year medical students\&\#039; 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 \&\#060; 0.001). Two of 7 skills areas\&\#151;diagnosis and identification of abnormality\&\#151;were significant multivariate correlates of USMLE Step 1 score. OSCE station scores accounted for approximately 22\&\#037; 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.}, added-at = {2009-05-19T18:00:18.000+0200}, author = {Simon, S. R. and Volkan, K. and Hamann, C. and Duffey, C. and Fletcher, S. W.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2b95f81b744493e7d1edd61e57195946e/earthfare}, citeulike-article-id = {4544942}, description = {CiteULike: Everyone's library}, interhash = {098b8a8175088657cc56c98d3a36608e}, intrahash = {b95f81b744493e7d1edd61e57195946e}, issn = {0142-159X}, journal = {Medical Teacher}, keywords = {admissions, selection, strugglers}, month = {September}, pages = {535--539}, posted-at = {2009-05-19 13:53:32}, priority = {0}, publisher = {Informa Healthcare}, timestamp = {2009-05-19T18:03:27.000+0200}, title = {The relationship between second-year medical students OSCE scores and USMLE Step 1 scores}, url = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/apl/cmte/2002/00000024/00000005/art00014}, year = 2002 }