The role of USMLE scores in selecting residents: To the editor

Academic Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 793-794

  Wong, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; MEDICAL STUDENT;

DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 79960349316     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31821d3df3     Document Type: Letter

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1. McGaghie WC, Cohen ER, Wayne DB. Are United States Medical Licensing Exam Step 1 and 2 scores valid measures for postgraduate medical residency selection decisions? Acad Med. 2011;86:48 -52. http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/ Abstract/2011/01000/Are-United-States-Medical-Licensing-Exam-Step-1.20.aspx. Accessed May 8, 2011.
2. National Residency Matching Program. Results of the 2010 NRMP Program Director Survey. http://www.nrmp.org/data/programresultsbyspecialty2010v3.pdf. Accessed March 3, 2011.