Baker Helen H, Cope Michael K, Adelman Michael D, Schuler Stephanie, Foster Robert W, Gimpel John R
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, 400 N. Lee Street, Lewisburg, WV 24901-1128, USA.
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2006 May;106(5):290-5.
The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination USA Level 2 Performance Evaluation (COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE) is a national multistation performance examination designed to examine students' osteopathic clinical skills. The current study examines the relationship between achievement levels on the COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE and selected school-related variables for the class of 2005 at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, WVa (N=70). Significant (P<.01) correlations between the COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE summary performance and selected academic achievement measures include: weighted Physical Diagnosis grade, 0.41; weighted year 1 and year 2 Osteopathic Principles and Practice grade, 0.37: overall year 2 grade point average, 0.42; the objective structured clinical evaluation (OSCE) Physical Examination score, 0.40; and the OSCE Total Station score, 0.33. While further research is needed, the current study found modest but notable relationships between school-generated academic variables and performance on the COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE, and therefore supports the validity of the COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE examination for assessing the clinical skills of future osteopathic physicians.
美国综合整骨医学执照考试2级表现评估（COMLEX - USA 2级 - PE）是一项全国性的多站式表现考试，旨在考查学生的整骨临床技能。本研究考察了COMLEX - USA 2级 - PE的成绩水平与西弗吉尼亚州刘易斯堡整骨医学院2005届学生（N = 70）所选学校相关变量之间的关系。COMLEX - USA 2级 - PE总结表现与所选学业成绩指标之间存在显著（P <.01）相关性，包括：物理诊断加权成绩，0.41；第一年和第二年整骨原理与实践加权成绩，0.37；第二年总体平均绩点，0.42；客观结构化临床评估（OSCE）物理检查分数，0.40；以及OSCE全站分数，0.33。虽然还需要进一步研究，但当前研究发现学校生成的学业变量与COMLEX - USA 2级 - PE表现之间存在适度但显著的关系，因此支持COMLEX - USA 2级 - PE考试在评估未来整骨医生临床技能方面的有效性。
