Open AccessAn Internal Medicine Simulated Practical Examination for Assessment of Clinical Competency in Third-Year Medical Students
Author(s) -
Cheryl Bodamer,
Moshe Feldman,
Jeffrey Kushinka,
Ellen Brock,
Alan Dow,
Jessica A. Evans,
Gonzalo Bearman
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
simulation in healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.685
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1559-713X
pISSN - 1559-2332
DOI - 10.1097/sih.0000000000000108
Subject(s) - objective structured clinical examination , medicine , physical examination , united states medical licensing examination , final examination , test (biology) , clinical clerkship , educational measurement , medical education , medical physics , psychology , medical school , curriculum , pedagogy , paleontology , biology
Achieving standardized assessment of medical student competency in patient care is a challenge. Simulation may provide unique contributions to overall assessment. We developed an Internal Medicine Standardized Simulation-Based Examination (SSBE) for the third-year clerkship to assess students' medical knowledge, diagnostic skills, and clinical management skills. We assessed convergent and test criterion validity by comparing the relationship of SSBE scores with United States Medical Licensing Examination step 2 clinical knowledge, shelf examination, eQuiz, objective structured clinical examination, ward evaluation scores, and overall clerkship grades. We hypothesize that the use of the SSBE will allow for a more reliable assessment of these competencies and add value to existing assessments.