Inter-site consistency at a multi-site psychiatry clerkship.
OBJECTIVE
This study examines the effects of clinical site assignment within a multiple-site psychiatry clerkship program on the convergent outcome of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) subject examination.


METHODS
NBME scores, controlled for baseline pre-clerkship knowledge base as measured by second year human behavior scores, were compared for inpatient and outpatient clinical clerkship sites.


RESULTS
No effect of clinical site assignment on NBME scores was demonstrated, suggesting that inter-site consistency occurred for the performance outcomes measured.


CONCLUSIONS
Similar assessments can help other clerkship directors monitor clinical sites for quality of their educational programs, which is increasingly important as medical schools expand their clinical sites to community-based programs.
Shultes von Schlageter
Margo
M
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USA.
Park
EunMi
E
Tucker
Phebe
P
D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D011786:Quality Control; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000592:standards; D015206:Southwestern United States; D013044:Specialty Boards / Q000592:standards*; D017132:Workplace / Q000592:standards*