PURPOSE: Since 1998, over 30,000 international medical graduates (IMGs) have taken the ECFMG CSA. Although candidate background variables have been shown to predict basic and clinical science performance, little work has focused on the relationships between candidate characteristics and clinical skills performance. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether candidate characteristics were related to CSA pass/fail status. METHOD: Logistic regression analyses were conducted to explore the relationships between candidate characteristics and CSA pass/fail status for a sample of 11,690 IMGs over a two-year period. RESULTS: Results indicated that gender, English language proficiency, recent medical school graduation, and clinical science performance (USMLE Step 2) were all related to clinical skills proficiency. CONCLUSIONS: The results provide additional support for the validity of CSA pass/fail decisions.
PURPOSE: Since 1998, over 30,000 international medical graduates (IMGs) have taken the ECFMG CSA. Although candidate background variables have been shown to predict basic and clinical science performance, little work has focused on the relationships between candidate characteristics and clinical skills performance. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether candidate characteristics were related to CSA pass/fail status. METHOD: Logistic regression analyses were conducted to explore the relationships between candidate characteristics and CSA pass/fail status for a sample of 11,690 IMGs over a two-year period. RESULTS: Results indicated that gender, English language proficiency, recent medical school graduation, and clinical science performance (USMLE Step 2) were all related to clinical skills proficiency. CONCLUSIONS: The results provide additional support for the validity of CSA pass/fail decisions.
Authors: Adam L Wendling; Shivashankar Halan; Patrick Tighe; Linda Le; Tammy Euliano; Benjamin Lok Journal: Acad Med Date: 2011-03 Impact factor: 6.893
Authors: Razan Omar Khallof; Mazen Doumani; Fatma Alzahraa Sherief Farid; Diana Mostafa; Rania Abdul Alim Alhafian Journal: J Family Med Prim Care Date: 2019-12-10