title: The effect of an end-of-clerkship review session on NBME psychiatry subject exam scores.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The NBME Psychiatry Subject Examination (PSE) is used throughout North America to test MS-III end-of-clerkship knowledge; yet, literature on PSE preparatory methods remains sparse. This study assesses the effect of a curriculum intervention on NBME PSE scores.
  
  
  METHODS
  An optional 1.5-hour review session and accompanying fill-in-the-blank handout was offered to 62 MS-III students 3 days before their exam. Students who did not attend the session were e-mailed the handout with completed answers. The primary outcome measure was a change in scores, with students in the previous year serving as the control group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average raw PSE score of students offered the review session was 84.53, versus 77.15 for matched controls (p <0.0001). The effect size for the intervention was 0.89.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study may suggest that offering a comprehensive review session to third-year medical students 3 days before their NBME PSE significantly improves their scores.
authors: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, IL, USA. shawnsidhu@yahoo.com
authors: Shawn S
authors: SS
authors: Sidhu
authors: Rohit M
authors: RM
authors: Chandra
authors: Lei
authors: L
authors: Wang
authors: Jacqueline K
authors: JK
authors: Gollan
authors: Sonya
authors: S
authors: Rasminsky
authors: Simerjeet K
authors: SK
authors: Brar
authors: Joan M
authors: JM
authors: Anzia
mesh_terms: D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000379:methods*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D058013:Test Taking Skills / Q000379:methods*