Open AccessDoes Participation in Obstetrics and Gynecology Subspecialties Improve Clerkship Outcomes?
Author(s) -
Merima Ruhotina,
Brittany Star Hampton
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical science educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2156-8650
DOI - 10.1007/s40670-020-00915-2
Subject(s) - subspecialty , medicine , summative assessment , medical education , obstetrics and gynaecology , specialty , clinical clerkship , family medicine , curriculum , formative assessment , psychology , pregnancy , mathematics education , pedagogy , biology , genetics
The primary objective is to determine if participation in subspecialty rotations during Ob/Gyn core clerkships improves student performance as measured by National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Ob/Gyn clinical science subject exam scores, clinical evaluations, and final clerkship summative grades when compared to students without focused subspecialty time.