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Standardized examination performance and specialty choice

D C Lynch1, T W Whitley

  • 1Generalist Physician Program, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, USA. lynch@brody.med.ecu.edu

Family Medicine
|June 1, 1997
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Medical students

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Physician Workforce
  • Primary Care Training

Background:

  • Stereotypes suggest medical students entering primary care have poorer academic performance.
  • This perception may stem from an inability to compete for non-primary care residencies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) exam performance differentiates primary care from non-primary care residency selection.
  • To assess academic performance of medical students at a primary care-focused institution.

Main Methods:

  • Examined initial NBME scores of 780 medical students over 14 years.
  • Correlated NBME scores with subsequent residency specialty choices (primary care vs. non-primary care).

Main Results:

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  • No significant difference in NBME examination performance was found between students entering primary care and non-primary care residencies.
  • Standardized examination scores did not distinguish between specialty choices.

Conclusions:

  • Results challenge negative stereotypes about primary care-bound medical students.
  • Academic performance on standardized tests does not predict primary care vs. non-primary care specialty selection.