Gathering evidence of external validity for the Foundations of Medicine examination: a collaboration between the National Board of Medical Examiners and the University of Minho
| Autor: | Lorena Pannizzo, Marcia L. Winward, Nuno Sousa, Manuel João Costa, Peter V. Scoles, Irina Grabovsky, David B. Swanson, Kathleen Z. Holtzman, André F. De Champlain |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidade do Minho |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Reproducibility of results
020205 medical informatics Portugal Universities Education Medical 02 engineering and technology General Medicine Variance (accounting) 3. Good health Education External validity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Educational measurement Statistics 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering 030212 general & internal medicine Psychology Canonical correlation |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) instacron:RCAAP |
| Popis: | Background To gather evidence of external validity for the Foundations of Medicine (FOM) examination by assessing the relationship between its subscores and local grades for a sample of Portuguese medical students. Method Correlations were computed between six FOM subscores and nine Minho University grades for a sample of 90 medical students. A canonical correlation analysis was run between FOM and Minho measures. Results Moderate correlations were noted between FOM subscores and Minho grades, ranging from 0.02 to 0.53. One canonical correlation was statistically significant. The FOM variate accounted for 44% of variance in FOM subscores and 22% of variance in Minho end-of-year grades. The Minho canonical variate accounted for 34% of variance in Minho grades and 17% of the FOM subscore variances. Conclusions The FOM examination seems to supplement local assessments by targeting constructs not currently measured. Therefore, it may contribute to a more comprehensive assessment of basic and clinical sciences knowledge. Acad Med. 2009;84(10 Suppl):S116–S119. |
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