Dropping the shelf examination: Does it affect student performance on the United States Medical Licensure Examination Step 2?

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 240-243

  Rockney, Randy M ^a   Allister, Robin G ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Board examination; Medical education; Medical student; Shelf examination; United States Medical Licensure Examination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CERTIFICATION; COMPETENCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PEDIATRICIAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23044485907     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/A04-138R.1     Document Type: Article

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