McCollister R J
Office of Curriculum Affairs, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis 55455.
JAMA. 1988 Jan 8;259(2):240-2.
A survey of ophthalmology and otolaryngology residency program directors was conducted to determine the extent to which National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Part I scores are used in selection of residents in these highly competitive specialty fields. Results from 218 completed questionnaires representing nearly 90% of all US ophthalmology and otolaryngology/head and neck surgery programs were analyzed. More than three fourths indicated that Part I NBME scores were used in selecting residents; more than half of the programs used these scores as a means to determine whom to interview. The direct use of NBME scores in the residency application process is widespread; however, such use of NBME scores is not consistent with the purposes of the National Board. The preeminent role of the faculty in the evaluation of medical students and in the assessment of their clinical competence needs emphasis.
对眼科和耳鼻喉科住院医师培训项目主任进行了一项调查，以确定美国医学考试委员会（NBME）第一部分的成绩在这些竞争激烈的专科领域住院医师选拔中被使用的程度。分析了来自218份完整问卷的结果，这些问卷代表了美国几乎90%的眼科和耳鼻喉科/头颈外科项目。超过四分之三的人表示，NBME第一部分的成绩被用于选拔住院医师；超过一半的项目将这些成绩作为确定面试对象的一种方式。在住院医师申请过程中直接使用NBME成绩的情况很普遍；然而，这种对NBME成绩的使用与美国医学考试委员会的宗旨并不一致。需要强调教员在评估医学生及其临床能力方面的卓越作用。
