Enhancement of the assessment of physician-patient communication skills in the United States Medical Licensing Examination
Authors
Hoppe, Ruth B.King, Ann M.
Mazor, Kathleen M.
Furman, Gail E.
Wick-Garcia, Penelope
Corcoran-Ponisciak, Heather
Katsufrakis, Peter J.
Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2013-11-01Keywords
*CommunicationEducational Measurement
Humans
*Licensure, Medical
Patient Simulation
*Physician-Patient Relations
United States
Medical Education
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The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) reviewed all components of the United States Medical Licensing Examination as part of a strategic planning activity. One recommendation generated from the review called for enhancements of the communication skills component of the Step 2 Clinical Skills (Step 2 CS) examination. To address this recommendation, the NBME created a multidisciplinary team that comprised experts in communication content, communication measurement, and implementation of standardized patient (SP)-based examinations. From 2007 through 2012, the team reviewed literature in physician-patient communication, examined performance characteristics of the Step 2 CS exam, observed case development and quality assurance processes, interviewed SPs and their trainers, and reviewed video recordings of examinee-SP interactions. The authors describe perspectives gained by their team from the review process and outline the resulting enhancements to the Step 2 CS exam, some of which were rolled out in June 2012.Source
Acad Med. 2013 Nov;88(11):1670-5. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182a7f75a. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182a7f75aPermanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/30536PubMed ID
24072122Related Resources
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10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182a7f75a