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    "pk": 8568,
    "title": "Correlation of the NBME Advanced Clinical Examination in EM and the National EM M4 exams",
    "subtitle": null,
    "abstract": "Introduction: \nSince 2011 two online, validated exams for fourth-year emergency medicine (EM) students have been available (National EM M4 Exams). In 2013 the National Board of Medical Examiners offered the Advanced Clinical Examination in Emergency Medicine (EM-ACE). All of these exams are now in widespread use; however, there are no data on how they correlate. This study evaluated the correlation between the EM-ACE exam and the National EM M4 Exams.\nMethods: \nFrom May 2013 to April 2014 the EM-ACE and one version of the EM M4 exam were administered sequentially to fourth-year EM students at five U.S. medical schools. Data collected included institution, gross and scaled scores and version of the EM M4 exam. We performed Pearson’s correlation and random effects linear regression.\nResults: \n303 students took the EM-ACE and versions 1 (V1) or 2 (V2) of the EM M4 exams (279 and 24, respectively). The mean percent correct for the exams were as follows: EM-ACE 74.8 (SD-8.83), V1 83.0 (SD-6.41), V2 78.5 (SD-7.70). Pearson’s correlation coefficient for the V1/EM-ACE was 0.51 (0.42 scaled) and for the V2/EM-ACE was 0.59 (0.41 scaled). The coefficient of determination for V1/EM-ACE was 0.72 and for V2/EM-ACE = 0.71 (0.86 and 0.49 for scaled scores). The R-squared values were 0.25 and 0.30 (0.18 and 0.13, scaled), respectively. There was significant cluster effect by institution. \nConclusion: \nThere was moderate positive correlation of student scores on the EM-ACE exam and the National EM M4 Exams. [West J Emerg Med. 2015;16(1):–0.]",
    "language": "en",
    "license": {
        "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
        "short_name": "CC BY 4.0",
        "text": "Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.",
        "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"
    },
    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "emergency medicine, medical student, NBME, shelf exam, clerkship"
        }
    ],
    "section": "Education",
    "is_remote": true,
    "remote_url": "https://escholarship.org/uc/item/91f3b9tv",
    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Katherine",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Hiller",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of Arizona, Department of Emergency Medicine, Tucson, Arizona",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Emily",
            "middle_name": "S.",
            "last_name": "Miller",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Harvard University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Luan",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Lawson",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "David",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Wald",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Temple University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Michael",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Beeson",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Northeastern Ohio Medical University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Corey",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Heitz",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Thomas",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Morrissey",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of Florida Health Sciences Center, Department of Emergency Medicine,  Jacksonville, Florida",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Joseph",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "House",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of Michigan School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Stacey",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Poznanski",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Dayton, Ohio",
            "department": "None"
        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": "2014-10-09T04:27:47Z",
    "date_accepted": "2014-10-09T04:27:47Z",
    "date_published": "2015-01-06T01:10:08Z",
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