PMID- 24917635
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20151201
LR  - 20140611
IS  - 1945-1997 (Electronic)
IS  - 0098-6151 (Linking)
VI  - 114
IP  - 6
DP  - 2014 Jun
TI  - Predictive relationship of osteopathic manual medicine grades and COMLEX-USA 
      Level 1 total scores and osteopathic principles and practice subscores.
PG  - 480-5
LID - 10.7556/jaoa.2014.097 [doi]
AB  - CONTEXT: Osteopathic manual medicine (OMM) encompasses hands-on diagnosis and 
      treatment as part of patient care. The area of osteopathic principles and 
      practice (OPP) is considered a core competency for students and practitioners of 
      this medical tradition. The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing 
      Examination-USA (COMLEX-USA) is a useful tool for assessing candidates' 
      competency. OBJECTIVES: To examine the relationship of COMLEX-USA Level 1 total 
      scores and OPP subscores with OMM course grades, and to determine if these grades 
      are predictive of COMLEX-USA Level 1 OPP performance. METHODS: The authors 
      collected data-COMLEX-USA Level 1 total and OPP subscores, OMM grades (written, 
      practical, and total for first and second academic years), sex, and age-for a 
      cohort of osteopathic medical students at a single institution, and these data 
      were then analyzed by means of correlation analysis. RESULTS: Records were 
      obtained from a second-year class of osteopathic medical students (N=217). The 
      authors' analysis of total scores and OPP subscores on COMLEX-USA Level 1 yielded 
      a statistically significant correlation with all variables. Although the 
      correlations were moderate, second-year written examination grades showed the 
      strongest association with the COMLEX-USA Level 1 OPP subscores (r=0.530) and 
      total scores (r=0.566). CONCLUSION: Performance in the second-year OMM written 
      examination could identify students potentially at risk for poor performance on 
      COMLEX-USA Level 1.
CI  - (c) 2014 The American Osteopathic Association.
FAU - Lewis, Drew D
AU  - Lewis DD
AD  - From the Department of Osteopathic Manual Medicine (Dr Lewis), the Department of 
      Academic Affairs (Dr Johnson), and the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology 
      (Dr Finnerty) at Des Moines University in Iowa drew.d.lewis@dmu.edu.
FAU - Johnson, Mary T
AU  - Johnson MT
AD  - From the Department of Osteopathic Manual Medicine (Dr Lewis), the Department of 
      Academic Affairs (Dr Johnson), and the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology 
      (Dr Finnerty) at Des Moines University in Iowa.
FAU - Finnerty, Edward P
AU  - Finnerty EP
AD  - From the Department of Osteopathic Manual Medicine (Dr Lewis), the Department of 
      Academic Affairs (Dr Johnson), and the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology 
      (Dr Finnerty) at Des Moines University in Iowa.
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  - Educational Measurement/*methods
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Licensure, Medical
MH  - Male
MH  - Osteopathic Medicine/*education
MH  - Osteopathic Physicians/*education
MH  - United States
EDAT- 2014/06/12 06:00
MHDA- 2015/12/15 06:00
CRDT- 2014/06/12 06:00
PHST- 2014/06/12 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/06/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/12/15 06:00 [medline]
AID - 114/6/480 [pii]
AID - 10.7556/jaoa.2014.097 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2014 Jun;114(6):480-5. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2014.097.