Maholtz Danielle E, Erickson Michael J, Cymet Tyler
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2015 Apr;115(4):232-5. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2015.046.
The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination-USA (COMLEX-USA) assesses the competence of osteopathic physicians in training. It is designed to protect the public by setting minimum competence standards. All osteopathic medical students must pass COMLEX-USA Level 1, Level 2-Cognitive Evaluation, and Level 2-Performance Evaluation before being allowed to graduate from an osteopathic medical school. Residency training programs use COMLEX-USA scores as a major factor in deciding whom they will interview and admit into their programs. In addition, colleges of osteopathic medicine use student COMLEX-USA scores as an external assessment of their success in educating students. Because COMLEX-USA is a high-stakes examination series, it is important to understand predictive factors for performance. The authors review the literature on the relationship between COMLEX-USA scores and correlated student variables. Results from the Council on Osteopathic Student Government Presidents' survey on students' preparation methods and performance are also provided.
美国综合整骨医学执照考试（COMLEX-USA）评估正在接受培训的整骨医学医师的能力。它旨在通过设定最低能力标准来保护公众。所有整骨医学专业的学生在被允许从整骨医学院毕业之前，必须通过COMLEX-USA一级、二级认知评估和二级实践评估。住院医师培训项目将COMLEX-USA的成绩作为决定面试人选和录取进入其项目的主要因素。此外，整骨医学院将学生的COMLEX-USA成绩作为对其教育学生成功与否的外部评估。由于COMLEX-USA是一个高风险的考试系列，了解成绩的预测因素很重要。作者回顾了关于COMLEX-USA成绩与相关学生变量之间关系的文献。还提供了整骨医学生政府主席理事会关于学生备考方法和成绩的调查结果。
