PMID- 31788384
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20200928
IS  - 2168-8184 (Print)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Electronic)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 10
DP  - 2019 Oct 16
TI  - Resources That Improve Medical Board Licensing Examination Performance.
PG  - e5927
LID - 10.7759/cureus.5927 [doi]
LID - e5927
AB  - Purpose Examine the factors improving performance on national medical licensing 
      board examinations. Rationale Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical 
      Education (ACGME) accredited residency programs report the United States Medical 
      Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 and Comprehensive Osteopathic Licensing 
      Examination-USA (COMLEX-USA) Level 1 scores as the most important criteria in 
      selecting candidates to interview. Hypotheses (1) Certain resources are superior 
      for exam preparation. (2) Certain practice tests better assess exam preparedness. 
      (3) USMLE performance will correlate with the COMLEX-USA. Methods One-hundred and 
      two (102) medical students were surveyed regarding preparation for and 
      performance on COMLEX-USA Level 1 and USMLE Step 1. Results USMLE-specific 
      question banks were positively correlated with performance on COMLEX-USA Level 1 
      and USMLE Step 1 while COMLEX-specific question banks showed no correlation. 
      National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Comprehensive Basic Science Self 
      Assessment (CBSSA) and National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) 
      Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Self-Assessment Examination (COMSAE) practice 
      examinations were positively correlated with performance on the USMLE Step 1 and 
      the COMLEX-USA Level 1. Scores on USMLE Step 1 and COMLEX-USA Level 1 were highly 
      correlated. Students who took USMLE Step 1 performed better on COMLEX-USA Level 1 
      than those who did not. Conclusion COMLEX-specific resources may not adequately 
      prepare students for COMLEX-USA Level 1. Students studying for COMLEX-USA Level 1 
      may benefit by preparing for USMLE Step 1.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2019, Jackson et al.
FAU - Jackson, Frank
AU  - Jackson F
AD  - Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, 
      USA.
FAU - Duane, Ethan
AU  - Duane E
AD  - Anesthesiology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of New England, 
      Biddeford, USA.
FAU - Harmon, Robert
AU  - Harmon R
AD  - Miscellaneous, College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of New England, 
      Biddeford, USA.
FAU - Kollar, Ryan A
AU  - Kollar RA
AD  - Miscellaneous, College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of New England, 
      Biddeford, USA.
FAU - Rainville, Nicole M
AU  - Rainville NM
AD  - Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of New 
      England, Biddeford, USA.
FAU - Smith, Ryan M
AU  - Smith RM
AD  - Psychiatry, College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of New England, 
      Biddeford, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20191016
PL  - United States
TA  - Cureus
JT  - Cureus
JID - 101596737
PMC - PMC6857833
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - board examination
OT  - comlex-usa level 1
OT  - medical school
OT  - usmle step 1
COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
EDAT- 2019/12/04 06:00
MHDA- 2019/12/04 06:01
PMCR- 2019/10/16
CRDT- 2019/12/03 06:00
PHST- 2019/12/03 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/12/04 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/12/04 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2019/10/16 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.7759/cureus.5927 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Cureus. 2019 Oct 16;11(10):e5927. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5927.