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- Title
Otolaryngology Program Director, House-Staff, and Student Opinions: Step 1 Pass/Fail Score Reporting.
- Authors
Kay, Hannah G.; Makhoul, Alan T.; Ganesh Kumar, Nishant; Pontell, Matthew E.; Drolet, Brian C.; Whigham, Amy S.
- Abstract
Objective(s): To compare otolaryngology program director, house-staff, and medical student perspectives on the score reporting change of USMLE Step 1 to pass/fail. Methods: Separate electronic surveys were sent to program directors of ACGME-accredited otolaryngology programs (Cronbach's alpha =.87), otolaryngology house-staff (Cronbach's alpha =.91), and medical students interested in otolaryngology (Cronbach's alpha =.76). Results: Among the 51 otolaryngology program directors that completed the survey (response rate of 46.8%), 17.6% favored reporting USMLE Step 1 as pass/fail. A majority believed the reporting change would make it more difficult to screen (74.5%) and objectively compare applicants (82.4%). Step 2 CK scores will be more important to most program directors due to the reporting change (83.7%). Of the 93 house-staff that completed surveys, most did not favor the reporting change (61.3%). Over half (54.0%) of the 87 medical students that completed surveys did not support the scoring change, and most (65.5%) did not feel that it would decrease anxiety around residency applications (65.5%). Most house-staff and medical students felt that the scoring change would put non-U.S. MD students at a disadvantage (65.6% of house-staff, 69.8% of medical students). Conclusion: Most survey respondents do not agree with the decision to report Step 1 as pass/fail. Despite its intended goals, most do not believe pass/fail Step 1 reporting will improve medical student well-being and believe it will put certain student populations at a greater disadvantage.
- Subjects
UNITED States; OPERATIVE otolaryngology; ATTITUDES of medical personnel; MEDICAL students; PROFESSIONAL licenses; SURGERY practice; SCHOOL administrators; INTERNSHIP programs; COMPARATIVE studies; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; STUDENT attitudes; MEDICAL specialties &; specialists; PROFESSIONAL licensure examinations; MEDICAL education
- Publication
Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 2023, Vol 132, Issue 1, p63
- ISSN
0003-4894
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00034894221078364