scholarly journals Cancellation of the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 2 Clinical Skills: How Will This Affect International Medical Graduates Applying to Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Programs?

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
João M. Bombardelli ◽  
Andrew M. Ferry ◽  
Abel Smerica ◽  
Rami P. Dibbs ◽  
Kelly P. Schultz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Plastic Surgery ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Medical ◽  
International Medical Graduates ◽  
Residency Programs ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Medical Licensing ◽  
Licensing Examination

scholarly journals Evaluation of a course to prepare international students for the United States Medical Licensing Examination step 2 clinical skills exam

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel B. Levine ◽  
Andrew P. Levy ◽  
Robert Lubin ◽  
Sarah Halevi ◽  
Rebeca Rios ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Medical ◽  
Pass Rate ◽  
Pass Rates ◽  
Medical Licensing ◽  
Licensing Examination ◽  
Usmle Step

Purpose: United States (US) and Canadian citizens attending medical school abroad often desire to return to the US for residency, and therefore must pass US licensing exams. We describe a 2-day United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) step 2 clinical skills (CS) preparation course for students in the Technion American Medical School program (Haifa, Israel) between 2012 and 2016.Methods: Students completed pre- and post-course questionnaires. The paired t-test was used to measure students’ perceptions of knowledge, preparation, confidence, and competence in CS pre- and post-course. To test for differences by gender or country of birth, analysis of variance was used. We compared USMLE step 2 CS pass rates between the 5 years prior to the course and the 5 years during which the course was offered.Results: Ninety students took the course between 2012 and 2016. Course evaluations began in 2013. Seventy-three students agreed to participate in the evaluation, and 64 completed the pre- and post-course surveys. Of the 64 students, 58% were US-born and 53% were male. Students reported statistically significant improvements in confidence and competence in all areas. No differences were found by gender or country of origin. The average pass rate for the 5 years prior to the course was 82%, and the average pass rate for the 5 years of the course was 89%.Conclusion: A CS course delivered at an international medical school may help to close the gap between the pass rates of US and international medical graduates on a high-stakes licensing exam. More experience is needed to determine if this model is replicable.

scholarly journals International Medical Graduates in the Pediatric Workforce in the United States

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 146 (6) ◽  
pp. e2020003301
Author(s):  
Robbert J. Duvivier ◽  
Maryellen E. Gusic ◽  
John R. Boulet
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Medical ◽  
International Medical Graduates ◽  
Medical Graduates
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