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A program director's guide to the Medical Student Performance Evaluation (former dean's letter) with a database
James B Naidich1, Gregory M Grimaldi1, Pamela Lombardi1
1North Shore-LIJ Health System, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at North Shore University, Department of Radiology, Manhasset, New York.
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
|April 10, 2014
Summary
Most medical schools do not fully comply with guidelines for including student class ranking in the Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE). A new database aims to track this comparative performance data for residency program directors.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Residency Admissions
Background:
- The Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE) is crucial for residency program directors to assess applicants.
- Comparative performance data, specifically class ranking, is recommended by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for inclusion in the MSPE.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the extent and manner in which U.S. medical schools report student performance relative to peers in the MSPE.
- To create a database that tracks the availability and location of comparative performance information within MSPEs.
Main Methods:
- Review of 1,479 MSPEs from U.S. medical schools.
- Analysis of MSPEs to determine the inclusion of class ranking and peer comparison data.
- Development of a database to catalog this information.
Main Results:
- Information was gathered from 141 U.S. Association of American Medical Colleges member schools (107 complete, 34 partial).
- Only 9% of schools fully complied with AAMC guidelines for including comparative information in the summary section of the MSPE.
- The developed database identifies schools providing comparative data and explains their ranking terminology.
Conclusions:
- The current database is a starting point and requires ongoing updates from users.
- Medical schools' reporting of comparative student performance in MSPEs is inconsistent.
- The database aims to assist residency program directors in interpreting student performance data.
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