Part 1 behavioral science scores: after a summer psychiatric research clerkship: failure to replicate.
The present study did not replicate Holmes,' et al.'s (1987) findings that medical students who participated in a summer psychiatric research clerkship scored statistically significantly higher than matched controls on the Behavioral Science portion of the National Board of Medical Examiners' Part I Exam. Group ns in this replication were 39 each.
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Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute, USA.
Thornhill
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D000124:Achievement; D001525:Behavioral Sciences / Q000193:education*; D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*