The effect of an end-of-clerkship review session on NBME psychiatry subject exam scores

Shawn S. Sidhu; Rohit M. Chandra; Lei Wang; Jacqueline K. Gollan; Sonya Rasminsky; Simerjeet K. Brar; Joan M. Anzia

doi:10.1176/appi.ap.10120166

The effect of an end-of-clerkship review session on NBME psychiatry subject exam scores

Shawn S. Sidhu^*, Rohit M. Chandra, Lei Wang, Jacqueline K. Gollan, Sonya Rasminsky, Simerjeet K. Brar, Joan M. Anzia

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Abstract

Objective: The NBME Psychiatry Subject Examination (PSE) is used throughout North America to test MS-III end-of-clerkship knowledge; yet, literature on PSE preparatory methods remains sparse. This study assesses the effect of a curriculum intervention on NBME PSE scores. Method: An optional 1.5-hour review session and accompanying fill-in-the-blank handout was offered to 62 MS-III students 3 days before their exam. Students who did not attend the session were e-mailed the handout with completed answers. The primary outcome measure was a change in scores, with students in the previous year serving as the control group. Results: The average raw PSE score of students offered the review session was 84.53, versus 77.15 for matched controls (p ,0.0001). The effect size for the intervention was 0.89. Conclusion: This study may suggest that offering a comprehensive review session to third-year medical students 3 days before their NBME PSE significantly improves their scores.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	226-228
Number of pages	3
Journal	Academic Psychiatry
Volume	36
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.10120166
State	Published - May 1 2012

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Sidhu, S. S., Chandra, R. M., Wang, L., Gollan, J. K., Rasminsky, S., Brar, S. K., & Anzia, J. M. (2012). The effect of an end-of-clerkship review session on NBME psychiatry subject exam scores. Academic Psychiatry, 36(3), 226-228. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.10120166

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