title: A preliminary study of the validity of scores and pass/fail standards for USMLE steps 1 and 2.
authors.affiliation: National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Case
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Waechter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Veloski
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hasbrouck
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carline
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maclaren
mesh_terms: D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D008007:Licensure, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012586:Science / Q000193:education; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000145:classification; D014481:United States