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Implications of Pass/Fail Step 1 Scoring: Plastic Surgery Program Director and Applicant Perspective
BACKGROUND: 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. METH...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7787322/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33425583 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003266 |
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author | Lin, Lawrence O. Makhoul, Alan T. Hackenberger, Paige N. Ganesh Kumar, Nishant Schoenbrunner, Anna R. Pontell, Matthew E. Drolet, Brian C. Janis, Jeffrey E. |
author_facet | Lin, Lawrence O. Makhoul, Alan T. Hackenberger, Paige N. Ganesh Kumar, Nishant Schoenbrunner, Anna R. Pontell, Matthew E. Drolet, Brian C. Janis, Jeffrey E. |
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description | BACKGROUND: 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. METHODS: 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. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSIONS: 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. |
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spelling | pubmed-77873222021-01-07 Implications of Pass/Fail Step 1 Scoring: Plastic Surgery Program Director and Applicant Perspective Lin, Lawrence O. Makhoul, Alan T. Hackenberger, Paige N. Ganesh Kumar, Nishant Schoenbrunner, Anna R. Pontell, Matthew E. Drolet, Brian C. Janis, Jeffrey E. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Plastic Surgery Focus BACKGROUND: 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. METHODS: 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. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSIONS: 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. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2020-12-17 /pmc/articles/PMC7787322/ /pubmed/33425583 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003266 Text en Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. |
spellingShingle | Plastic Surgery Focus 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 |
title | Implications of Pass/Fail Step 1 Scoring: Plastic Surgery Program Director and Applicant Perspective |
title_full | Implications of Pass/Fail Step 1 Scoring: Plastic Surgery Program Director and Applicant Perspective |
title_fullStr | Implications of Pass/Fail Step 1 Scoring: Plastic Surgery Program Director and Applicant Perspective |
title_full_unstemmed | Implications of Pass/Fail Step 1 Scoring: Plastic Surgery Program Director and Applicant Perspective |
title_short | Implications of Pass/Fail Step 1 Scoring: Plastic Surgery Program Director and Applicant Perspective |
title_sort | implications of pass/fail step 1 scoring: plastic surgery program director and applicant perspective |
topic | Plastic Surgery Focus |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7787322/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33425583 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003266 |
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