scholarly journals Exploration of examinees’ traits that affect the score of Korean Medical Licensing Examination

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Mi Kyoung Yim
Keyword(s):  
Medical School ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Regression Coefficients ◽  
Medical Licensing ◽  
Licensing Examination ◽  
Written Test ◽  
First Time ◽  
The City ◽  
Test Result

Purpose: It aims to identify the effect of five variables to score of the Korean Medical Licensing Examinations (KMLE) for three consecutive years from 2011 to 2013. Methods: The number of examinees for each examination was 3,364 in 2011 3,177 in 2012, and 3,287 in 2013. Five characteristics of examinees were set as variables: gender, age, graduation status, written test result (pass or fail), and city of medical school. A regression model was established, with the score of a written test as a dependent variable and with examinees’ traits as variables. Results: The regression coefficients in all variables, except the city of medical school, were statistically significant. The variable’s effect in three examinations appeared in the following order: result of written test, graduation status, age, gender, and city of medical school. Conclusion: written test scores of the KMLE revealed that female students, younger examinees, and first-time examinees had higher performances.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a course to prepare international students for the United States Medical Licensing Examination step 2 clinical skills exam

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel B. Levine ◽  
Andrew P. Levy ◽  
Robert Lubin ◽  
Sarah Halevi ◽  
Rebeca Rios ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Medical ◽  
Pass Rate ◽  
Pass Rates ◽  
Medical Licensing ◽  
Licensing Examination ◽  
Usmle Step

Purpose: United States (US) and Canadian citizens attending medical school abroad often desire to return to the US for residency, and therefore must pass US licensing exams. We describe a 2-day United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) step 2 clinical skills (CS) preparation course for students in the Technion American Medical School program (Haifa, Israel) between 2012 and 2016.Methods: Students completed pre- and post-course questionnaires. The paired t-test was used to measure students’ perceptions of knowledge, preparation, confidence, and competence in CS pre- and post-course. To test for differences by gender or country of birth, analysis of variance was used. We compared USMLE step 2 CS pass rates between the 5 years prior to the course and the 5 years during which the course was offered.Results: Ninety students took the course between 2012 and 2016. Course evaluations began in 2013. Seventy-three students agreed to participate in the evaluation, and 64 completed the pre- and post-course surveys. Of the 64 students, 58% were US-born and 53% were male. Students reported statistically significant improvements in confidence and competence in all areas. No differences were found by gender or country of origin. The average pass rate for the 5 years prior to the course was 82%, and the average pass rate for the 5 years of the course was 89%.Conclusion: A CS course delivered at an international medical school may help to close the gap between the pass rates of US and international medical graduates on a high-stakes licensing exam. More experience is needed to determine if this model is replicable.

scholarly journals The Correlation of Grade Point Average of Medical School and the Score of Korean Medical Licensing Examination

2004 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Soo Ahn ◽  
Yang-Kwon Seo ◽  
Song-Ee Baek ◽  
So-Young Bae ◽  
Jeong-Hun Seol ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical School ◽  
Grade Point Average ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Medical Licensing ◽  
Licensing Examination

scholarly journals Is a medical humanities test needed in the National Medical Licensing Examination of Korea? Opinions of medical students and physician writers (secondary publication)

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Medical Humanities ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Medical School Curriculum ◽  
National Medical ◽  
Medical Licensing ◽  
Licensing Examination

The purpose of this study was to examine the opinions of medical students and physician writers regarding the medical humanities as a subject and its inclusion in the medical school curriculum. Furthermore, we addressed whether an assessment test should be added to the National Medical Licensing Examination of Korea (KMLE). A total of 192 medical students at Inha University and 39 physician writers registered with the Korean Association of Physician Essayists and the Korean Association of Physician Poets participated in this study. They were asked to answer a series of questionnaires. Most medical students (59%) and all physician writers (100%) answered that the medical humanities should be included in the medical school curriculum to train good physicians. They thought that the KMLE did not currently include an assessment of the medical humanities (medical students 69%, physician writers 69%). Most physician writers (87%; Likert scale, 4.38 ± 0.78) felt that an assessment of the medical humanities should be included in the KMLE. Half of the medical students (51%; Likert scale, 2.51 ± 1.17) were against including it in the KMLE, which they would have to pass after several years of study. For the preferred field of assessment, medical ethics was the most commonly endorsed subject (medical students 59%, physician writers 39%). The most frequently preferred evaluation method was via an interview (medical students 45%, physician writers 33%). In terms of the assessment of the medical humanities and the addition of this subject to the KMLE, an interview-based evaluation should be developed.

scholarly journals Impact of the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 2 Clinical Skills Exam on Medical School Clinical Skills Assessment

2006 ◽  
Vol 81 (Suppl) ◽  
pp. S13-S16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen E. Hauer ◽  
Arianne Teherani ◽  
Kathleen M. Kerr ◽  
Patricia S. O???Sullivan ◽  
David M. Irby
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
The United States ◽  
Skills Assessment ◽  
Clinical Skills Assessment ◽  
Medical Licensing ◽  
Licensing Examination

scholarly journals Correlations between the scores of computerized adaptive testing, paper and pencil tests, and the Korean Medical Licensing Examination

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mee Young Kim ◽  
Yoon Hwan Lee ◽  
Sun Huh
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Computerized Adaptive Testing ◽  
Adaptive Testing ◽  
Preliminary Examination ◽  
Medical Licensing ◽  
Licensing Examination ◽  
Paper And Pencil ◽  
Ability Estimate

To evaluate the usefulness of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) in medical school, the General Examination for senior medical students was administered as a paper and pencil test (P&P) and using CAT. The General Examination is a graduate examination, which is also a preliminary examination for the Korean Medical Licensing Examination (KMLE). The correlations between the results of the CAT and P&P and KMLE were analyzed. The correlation between the CAT and P&P was 0.8013 (p=0.000); that between the CAT and P&P was 0.7861 (p=0.000); and that between the CAT and KMLE was 0.6436 (p=0.000). Six out of 12 students with an ability estimate below 0.52 failed the KMLE. The results showed that CAT could replace P&P in medical school. The ability of CAT to predict whether students would pass the KMLE was 0.5 when the criterion of the theta value was set at -0.52 that was chosen arbitrarily for the prediction of pass or failure.

scholarly journals Redesign of Computer-Based Test (CBT) With Total Ergonomic Approach to Reduces an Academic Stress and Improve The CBT Participants Score

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Iing Dr ◽  
I Putu Gede Adiatmika ◽  
Nyoman Adiputra ◽  
Ketut Tirtayasa
Keyword(s):  
Medical School ◽  
Cortisol Level ◽  
Salivary Cortisol ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Medical Licensing ◽  
Salivary Cortisol Level ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Licensing Examination

Computer-based Test (CBT) is a form of assessment method using a set of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). CBT has been applied by many educational institutions to evaluate their student’s competencies, one of those institutions is medical school. The standard of the CBT examination in medical school is arranged according to the Indonesia Medical Licensing Examination which listed that the examination must be contained of 200 MCQs in 200 minutes without a break session. This standard causes academic stress on the CBT participants and able to affect the CBT score. Aims: demonstrated the total ergonomic approach CBT redesign in reducing academic stress and improving participant’s CBT score compare with the Indonesia Medical Licensing Examination CBT design. Method: this was an experimental study employed a two-period cross-over design. The study variable was the academic stress measured by the salivary cortisol level and participant’s CBT score. Result: the salivary cortisol level in the middle of CBT was decrease significantly (p<0.05) as much as 9.88 (38.98%) from the initial salivary cortisol level of 25.34 ng/mL on the Indonesia Medical Licensing Examination CBT design becoming 15.46 ng/mL on the total ergonomic approach CBT redesign. The CBT score also increase significantly as much as 5.23 points (p<0.05) or increasing 16.20% from the 32.28 points on the Indonesia Medical Licensing Examination CBT design which become 37.51 points on the total ergonomic approach CBT redesign. Conclusion: the total ergonomic approach CBT redesign was able to reduce 38.98% of the academic stress and improving 16.20% participant’s CBT score compare with the Indonesia Medical Licensing Examination CBT design. Index Terms— ergonomic, Computer-based Test (CBT), academic stress

scholarly journals Introduction and Administration of the Clinical Skill Test of the Medical Licensing Examination, Republic of Korea (2009)

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kun Sang Kim
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Performance ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Clinical Skill ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Skill Test ◽  
Medical Licensing ◽  
Licensing Examination ◽  
Written Test ◽  
Examination Board

The first trial of the clinical skill test as part of the Korean Medical Licensing Examination was done from September 23 to December 1, 2009, in the clinical skill test center located in the National Health Personnel Licensing Examination Board (NHPLEB) building, Seoul. Korea is the first country to introduce the clinical skill test as part of the medical licensing examination in Asia. It is a report on the introduction and administration of the test. The NHPLEB launched researches on the validity of introducing the clinical skill test and on the best implementation methods in 2000. Since 2006, lists of subjects of test items for the clinical skill test has been developed. The test consisted of two types of evaluation, i.e., a clinical performance examination (CPX) with a standardized patient (SP) and objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). The proctor (medical faculty member) and SP rate the examinees??proficiency for the OSCE and CPX respectively. Out of 3,456 applicants, 3,289 examinees (95.2%) passed the test. Out of 167 examinees who failed the clinical skill test, 142 passed the written test. This means that the clinical skill test showed characteristics independent from the written test. This successful implementation of the clinical skill test is going to improve the medical graduates??performance of clinical skills.

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