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Home Research Research Library The Predictive Validity of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners’ COMLEX-USA Examinations With Regard to Outcomes on American Board of Family Medicine Examinations The Predictive Validity of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners’ COMLEX-USA Examinations With Regard to Outcomes on American Board of Family Medicine Examinations 2016 Author(s) O’Neill, Thomas R, Peabody, Michael R, and Song, H Topic(s) Education & Training, and Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, and Psychometrics Volume Academic Medicine Source Academic Medicine PURPOSE: To examine the predictive validity of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners’ Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States of America (COMLEX-USA) series with regard to the American Board of Family Medicine’s (ABFM’s) In-Training Examination (ITE) and Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) Examination. METHOD: A repeated-measures design was employed, using test scores across seven levels of training for 1,023 DOs who took the MC-FP for the first time between April 2012 and November 2014 and for whom the ABFM had ITE scores for each of their residency years. Pearson and disattenuated correlations were calculated; Fisher r to z transformation was performed; and sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values for the COMLEX-USA Level 2-Cognitive Evaluation (CE) with regard to the MC-FP were computed. RESULTS: The Pearson and disattenuated correlations ranged from 0.55 to 0.69 and from 0.61 to 0.80, respectively. For MC-FP scores, only the correlation increase from the COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE to Level 3 was statistically significant (for Pearson correlations: z = 2.41, P = .008; for disattenuated correlations: z = 3.16, P < .001). The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE with the MC-FP were 0.90, 0.39, 0.96, and 0.19, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Evidence was found that the COMLEX-USA can assist family medicine residency program directors in predicting later resident performance on the ABFM’s ITE and MC-FP, which is becoming increasingly important as graduate medical education accreditation moves toward a single aligned model. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2020 How Should Board Certification Evolve? Go to How Should Board Certification Evolve? 2021 Empowering Family Physicians to Drive Change in Practice: Plans for the ABFM National Journal Club Go to Empowering Family Physicians to Drive Change in Practice: Plans for the ABFM National Journal Club 2020 Does Community- or University-Based Residency Sponsorship Affect Graduate Perceived Preparation or Performance? Go to Does Community- or University-Based Residency Sponsorship Affect Graduate Perceived Preparation or Performance? 1979 Panel: “role of the specialist in the emergency room” Go to Panel: “role of the specialist in the emergency room”
Author(s) O’Neill, Thomas R, Peabody, Michael R, and Song, H Topic(s) Education & Training, and Family Medicine Certification Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, and Psychometrics Volume Academic Medicine Source Academic Medicine
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2021 Empowering Family Physicians to Drive Change in Practice: Plans for the ABFM National Journal Club Go to Empowering Family Physicians to Drive Change in Practice: Plans for the ABFM National Journal Club
2020 Does Community- or University-Based Residency Sponsorship Affect Graduate Perceived Preparation or Performance? Go to Does Community- or University-Based Residency Sponsorship Affect Graduate Perceived Preparation or Performance?
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