Monthly Archives: July 2017

Do The Licensing Examinations (USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge) Measure Something Meaningful?

Posted on July 27, 2017 by DR MERL Reviews

USMLE: Probably, according to this study of more than 160,000 practicing physicians who graduated from US MD-granting schools between 1994 and 2006.  The authors looked for correlations between a physician’s examination scores and their likelihood of receiving disciplinary action from a state … Continue reading →

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Residency Program Directors Like The Idea Of “Flipped Classroom” Active Learning, But Don’t Use It Very Often

Posted on July 12, 2017 by DR MERL Reviews

Flipped Classroom: Only 56% of internal medicine program directors responded to survey questions regarding attitudes towards and use of “flipped classroom” techniques in their program, but their responses are likely somewhat representative.  Overall attitudes were positive, averaging about 4 on … Continue reading →

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