Scott L K, Scott C W, Palmisano P A, Cunningham R D, Cannon N J, Brown S
J Med Educ. 1980 Sep;55(9):733-42. doi: 10.1097/00001888-198009000-00001.
A total of 55 second-year medical students from the University of Alabama in Birmingham utilized the services of a commercial test-coaching company to assist them in preparations for the June 1977, 1978, and 1979 National Board of Medical Examiners Part I examination. These students scored significantly higher on the examination than students with comparable basic science grade-point averages. Students were surveyed to determine the nature of the course and to identify the salient points which they believed contributed to higher Part I scores. The study raises questions concerning the impact of commercial coaching on the licensure process for both domestic students and students of foreign medical schools entering the U.S. medical profession.
来自伯明翰阿拉巴马大学的55名二年级医学生利用了一家商业考试辅导公司的服务，以帮助他们备考1977年6月、1978年和1979年美国国家医学考试委员会第一部考试。这些学生在考试中的得分显著高于具有可比基础科学平均绩点的学生。对学生进行了调查，以确定课程的性质，并找出他们认为有助于第一部考试取得更高分数的要点。这项研究引发了有关商业辅导对国内学生以及进入美国医学行业的外国医学院校学生的执照颁发过程影响的问题。
