Calls for curricular reform in medical schools and enhanced integration of basic and clinical
science have resulted in a shift toward preclerkship curricula that enhance the clinical …

In 2010, several key works in medical education predicted the changes necessary to train
modern physicians to meet current and future challenges in health care, including the …

Introduction In 2019, 4.6% of US-MD students self-identified as students with disabilities
(SWD); many of these students will require accommodations on the USMLE Step-1 …

Expectations for physicians are rapidly changing, as is the environment in which they will
practice. In response, preclerkship medical education curricula are adapting to meet these …

Purpose To synthesize the evidence of the factors leading to successful performance on
knowledge-based national licensure exams (NLEs) for medical students. Method The …

Purpose To conduct a sco** review of the timing, scope, and purpose of literature related
to the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) given the recent impetus to …

Precision education (PE) systematically leverages data and advanced analytics to inform
educational interventions that, in turn, promote meaningful learner outcomes. PE does this …

Several schools have moved the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 exam
after core clerkships, and others are considering this change. Delaying Step 1 may improve …

Purpose To generate an expert-derived list of recommendations for how medical schools
should approach decisions about the placement of basic science topics within shortened …

Purpose To investigate the effect of a change in the United States Medical Licensing
Examination Step 1 timing on Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) scores, the effect of lag time …