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Published on: February 13, 2020
Is it feasible to include a technical skill station on a national licensing examination?
Martin Friedlich1, Sydney Smee, Timothy Wood
1Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. mfriedlich@ottawahospital.on.ca
Abstract:
The purpose of the current study was to assess the feasibility and validity of including a technical skill station on a national licensing examination. At the 2003 Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination, 745 test takers participated in a pilot station assessing the ability to perform a technical procedure. Checklists and rating scales were used for scoring. Validity was investigated by comparing surgery-trained to non-surgery-trained test takers. The mean for the pilot station was 72.4%. The pilot station was moderately correlated to the rest of the examination (item-total correlation .43). The mean score for surgery test takers was higher than for other test takers (P < .001). Inclusion of a technical skill station on a high-stakes examination is feasible, and at many levels, there is evidence of the validity of including this station.
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