Relationship Between Performance on the NBME® Comprehensive Clinical Science Self-Assessment and USMLE® Step 2 Clinical Knowledge for USMGs and IMGs

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 373-378

  Morrison, Carol A ^a   Ross, Linette P ^a   Sample, Laurel ^a   Butler, Aggie ^a  

^a NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS   (United States)

Author keywords

predictive validity; self assessment; United States MedicalLicensing Examination (USMLE)

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; SELF-ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84918531956     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2014.945033     Document Type: Article

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