Ophthalmology Residency Program Director Survey on Pass/Fail U.S. Medical Licensing Exam Step 1 Scoring

Ayaka Fujihashi; Om U. Patel; Ishant Yadav; Kaitlin Burge; William Haynes; Ryan Zaniewski; Nicholas Van Wagoner; Maria B. Grant

doi:10.1055/s-0043-1771034

Journal of Academic Ophthalmology (Jul 2023)

Ophthalmology Residency Program Director Survey on Pass/Fail U.S. Medical Licensing Exam Step 1 Scoring

Ayaka Fujihashi,
Om U. Patel,
Ishant Yadav,
Kaitlin Burge,
William Haynes,
Ryan Zaniewski,
Nicholas Van Wagoner,
Maria B. Grant

Affiliations

Ayaka Fujihashi: Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Om U. Patel: Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Ishant Yadav: Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Kaitlin Burge: Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
William Haynes: Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Ryan Zaniewski: Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Nicholas Van Wagoner: Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Maria B. Grant: Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1771034
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 02
pp. e243 – e247

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Background Beginning January 26, 2022, the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step 1 changed from a numerical score to pass/fail (P/F). The purpose of this study was to determine the perspective of ophthalmology program directors regarding this change in evaluating applicants.

Published in Journal of Academic Ophthalmology

ISSN: 2475-4757 (Online)
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Ophthalmology
Website: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-00033285

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