A Multilevel Analysis of Examinee Gender and USMLE Step 1 Performance  

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Cuddy, Monica M. ; Swanson, David B. ; Clauser, Brian E.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Academic Medicine (Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges) vol. 83 no. S10 (Oct. 2008), page S58.

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: A33.K.2008.03 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Background: To examine the effects of (1) examinee gender on United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 performance, (2) examinee gender on the relationships between prematriculation measures and Step 1 performance, and (3) medical school characteristics on the relationships between examinee characteristics and Step 1 performance. Method: A series of hierarchical linear models (examinees-nested-in-schools) was conducted predicting Step 1 scores. The sample included 66,412 examinees from 133 U.S. Liaison Committee on Medical Education-accredited medical schools/campuses. Results: Controlling for prematriculation measures, men outperformed women slightly on Step 1. Undergraduate science grade point averages were more associated with Step 1 performance for women than men. Schools with higher mean Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) science scores had higher mean Step 1 scores, and MCAT science scores were slightly more associated with Step 1 performance for students from schools with higher percentages of female students. Conclusions: Patterns of gender-related performance differences on Step 1 generally mirrored those reported in earlier research. School-level variables provided some additional insight into these relationships, but additional research is needed to fully understand why men and women perform differently on the USMLE.

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