PMID- 12361179
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20021021
LR  - 20041117
IS  - 0098-6151 (Print)
IS  - 0098-6151 (Linking)
VI  - 102
IP  - 9
DP  - 2002 Sep
TI  - Student performance on the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing 
      Examination-USA level 2 following a clinical evaluation, feedback, and 
      intervention program.
PG  - 477-80
AB  - The purpose of this study was to examine student performance on the Comprehensive 
      Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination-USA (COMLEX-USA) level 2 examination 
      following a clinical evaluation, feedback, and intervention program. Students who 
      completed their core clinical training (year 3) at the Lake Erie College of 
      Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania, returned to the campus for a weeklong 
      series of clinical science testing. Their performance in this program was 
      compared to their performance on COMLEX-USA level 2 administered by the National 
      Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners approximately 3 months later. The authors 
      analyzed other student data (Medical College Admission Test scores, grade point 
      averages, and COMLEX-USA level 1 scores) to identify the relationship between 
      these variables and the students' success (or failure) on COMLEX-USA level 2. 
      Using a correlation approach, the authors found a relationship between COMLEX-USA 
      levels 1 and 2 as well as between the preparation week and COMLEX-USA level 2, 
      and that the significant difference in the results of the "at-risk" students 
      continues in the COMLEX-USA level 2 performance. Further, the intervention used 
      with students performing at less-than-satisfactory levels in the preparation 
      program was successful in improving the performance of this group to a level 
      equal to that of the second decile, thus increasing the likelihood that these 
      students will pass the COMLEX-USA level 2 examination.
FAU - Agostini, Dennis E
AU  - Agostini DE
AD  - Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, PA 16509, USA. dagostini@lecom.edu
FAU - Stano, Ann Stephanie
AU  - Stano AS
FAU - Parente, Diane H
AU  - Parente DH
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Am Osteopath Assoc
JT  - The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
JID - 7503065
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Clinical Competence
MH  - *Educational Measurement
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Licensure, Medical
MH  - *Osteopathic Medicine
MH  - Pennsylvania
EDAT- 2002/10/04 04:00
MHDA- 2002/10/22 04:00
CRDT- 2002/10/04 04:00
PHST- 2002/10/04 04:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/10/22 04:00 [medline]
PHST- 2002/10/04 04:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2002 Sep;102(9):477-80.