Associations Between Medical Education Assessments and American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Score and Failure to Obtain Certification
Conclusions
For family medicine residents, more recent assessments generally have stronger associations with board certification score and status than earlier assessments. Solely using medical school admissions (grade point average and MCAT) and licensure (USMLE) scores for resident selection may not adequately predict ultimate board certification.
Source: Academic Medicine - Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research
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