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Predicting American Board of Emergency Medicine Qualifying Examination Passage Using United States Medical Licensing Examination Step Scores

Terrell Caffery, Jenna Fredette, Mandi W. Musso and Glenn N. Jones
Ochsner Journal September 2018, 18 (3) 204-208; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.17.0101
Terrell Caffery
1Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, LA
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Jenna Fredette
2Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE
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Mandi W. Musso
1Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, LA
3Division of Academic Affairs, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA and Louisiana Department of Quality and Safety, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
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Glenn N. Jones
4Department of Family Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, LA
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    Figure. Probability of passing the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) qualifying examination on the first attempt as predicted by how many points away from the mean a person scores on the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) examination.

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    Table. Sensitivities and Specificities for Predicting American Board of Emergency Medicine Board Examination Passage on the First Attempt Based on United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) Scores
    Points From the Mean Step 2 CK ScoreSensitivitySpecificity
    −200.840.50
    −190.830.50
    −180.810.50
    −170.790.53
    −160.780.56
    −150.780.56
    −140.760.59
    −130.760.66
    −120.730.69
    −110.720.72
    −100.680.72
    −90.670.72
    −80.650.72
    −70.640.81
    −60.620.84
    −50.590.87
    −40.570.87
    −30.560.91
    −20.560.91
    −10.540.97
    00.530.97
    10.490.97
    20.480.97
    30.450.97
    40.440.97
    50.420.97
    60.390.97
    70.380.97
    80.360.97
    90.330.97
    100.300.97
    110.290.97
    120.280.97
    130.260.97
    140.230.97
    150.230.97
    160.220.97
    170.180.97
    180.181.00
    190.161.00
    200.141.00
    210.131.00
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