The relationship between internal medicine residency graduate performance on the ABIM certifying examination, yearly in-service training examinations, and the USMLE Step 1 examination

• Published in: Academic medicine Vol. 90; no. 1; p. 100
• Main Authors: Kay, Cynthia, Jackson, Jeffrey L, Frank, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Certification; Databases, Factual; Educational Measurement - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Internal Medicine - education; Internship and Residency; Licensure, Medical; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Specialty Boards; United States; Young Adult; United States

To explore the relationship between United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 scores, yearly in-service training exam (ITE) scores, and passing the American Board of Internal Medicine certifying examination (ABIM-CE). The authors conducted a retrospective database review of internal...