Which Internal Medicine Clerkship Characteristics Are Associated With Students' Performance on the NBME Medicine Subject Exam? A Multi-Institutional Analysis

• Published in: Academic medicine Vol. 95; no. 9; p. 1404
• Main Authors: Fitz, Matthew M, Adams, William, Haist, Steven A, Hauer, Karen E, Ross, Linette P, Raff, Amanda, Agarwal, Gauri, Vu, T Robert, Appelbaum, Jonathan, Lang, Valerie J, Miller, Chad, Grum, Cyril
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Clinical Clerkship; Clinical Competence; Educational Measurement - methods; Humans; Internal Medicine - education; Licensure, Medical; Linear Models; Multivariate Analysis; Specialty Boards; Time Factors; United States; United States

To identify which internal medicine clerkship characteristics may relate to NBME Medicine Subject Examination scores, given the growing trend toward earlier clerkship start dates. The authors used linear mixed effects models (univariable and multivariable) to determine associations between medicine...