Lin, Lawrence O.;
Makhoul, Alan T.;
Hackenberger, Paige N.;
Ganesh Kumar, Nishant;
Schoenbrunner, Anna R.;
Pontell, Matthew E.;
Drolet, Brian C.;
Janis, Jeffrey E.
Implications of Pass/Fail Step 1 Scoring: Plastic Surgery Program Director and Applicant Perspective
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E-Artikel
Titel:
Implications of Pass/Fail Step 1 Scoring: Plastic Surgery Program Director and Applicant Perspective
Beteiligte:
Lin, Lawrence O.;
Makhoul, Alan T.;
Hackenberger, Paige N.;
Ganesh Kumar, Nishant;
Schoenbrunner, Anna R.;
Pontell, Matthew E.;
Drolet, Brian C.;
Janis, Jeffrey E.
Erschienen in:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1097/gox.0000000000003266
ISSN:
2169-7574
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<jats:title>Background:</jats:title>
<jats:p>As early as 2022, United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 results will be reported as pass or fail, rather than as 3-digit numeric scores. This survey examines the perspectives of plastic surgery applicants and program directors (PD) regarding this score reporting change.</jats:p>
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<jats:title>Methods:</jats:title>
<jats:p>A 24-item survey was distributed to integrated applicants from the 2018–19 and 2019–20 application cycles. An analogous 28-item survey was sent to integrated and independent plastic surgery training program directors. Data were analyzed using summary tables and marginal homogeneity tests.</jats:p>
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<jats:title>Results:</jats:title>
<jats:p>164 applicants (33.2%) and 64 PDs (62.1%) completed the survey. Most applicants (60.3%) and PDs (81.0%) were not in favor of the score reporting change. As a result of binary scoring, a majority of respondents anticipate that residency programs will use Step 2 CK scores to screen applicants (applicants: 95.7%, PDs: 82.8%), prioritize students from more prestigious medical schools (applicants: 91.5%, PDs: 52.4%), and that dedicated research time will become more important (applicants: 87.9%, PDs: 45.3%). Most applicants (66.4%) and PDs (53.1%) believe that there will be an increase in plastic surgery applicants. Applicants and PDs anticipate that the top 3 metrics used by programs when deciding to offer an interview will change as a result of binary Step 1 scoring.</jats:p>
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<jats:title>Conclusions:</jats:title>
<jats:p>Most plastic surgery applicants and PDs do not support the change in United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 scoring to pass or fail. The majority believe that other metrics (such as Step 2 CK scores, research experience, and medical school reputation) will become more important in the application process.</jats:p>
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