Medical Student Psychiatry Examination Performance at VA and Non-VA Clerkship Sites

Objective The authors examined the effects of medical student assignment to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center inpatient and outpatient psychiatry clerkship sites versus other university and community sites on the performance outcome measure of National Board of Medical Examiner...

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Published in:Academic psychiatry 2009, Vol.33 (1), p.23-26
Main Authors: Tucker, Phebe, Shultes von Schlageter, Margo, Park, EunMi, Rosenberg, Emily, Benjamin, Ashley B., Nawar, Ola
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Medical Centers
Achievement
Assignments
Brief Report
Clinical Clerkship - standards
Clinical Experience
Comparative Analysis
Cooperative Behavior
Curriculum - standards
Educational Environment
Educational Objectives
Examiners
Hospitals, Veterans
Humans
Medical Education
Medical Students
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Military Psychiatry - education
Outcome Measures
Outcomes of Education
Program Effectiveness
Psychiatry
Scores
Specialty Boards - standards
Student Teaching
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans
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Summary:Objective The authors examined the effects of medical student assignment to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center inpatient and outpatient psychiatry clerkship sites versus other university and community sites on the performance outcome measure of National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) subject examination scores. Methods NBME psychiatry scores were compared for stratified random samples of 70 students each for inpatient and outpatient VA and non-VA sites, controlling for baseline clinical knowledge as reflected by second year Human Behavior course scores. Results No significant differences were demonstrated in NBME scores between VA and non-VA sites for either inpatient or outpatient programs. Conclusion Assessed students rotating through several VA clinical sites were as well prepared for NBME subject examinations as those assigned to other sites. Additional measures of educational outcome for VA sites are recommended to assess and enhance clinical education provided by the VA and to strengthen collaboration with university-based medical student teaching programs.
ISSN:1042-9670
1545-7230
DOI:10.1176/appi.ap.33.1.23