title: The use of performance-based assessment scores and traditional measures in predicting first-year residency performance.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between students' performance on a performance-based clinical examination and their subsequent performance during the first year of residency. Additionally, its purpose is to further examine the relationship between the performance-based clinical examination and existing measures of clinical competence (clerkship ratings, and NBME Part I and II scores).
authors.affiliation: Office of Educational Affairs, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield 62794-9230.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Distlehorst
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Verhulst
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Vu
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Barrows
mesh_terms: D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency