Almanac—retrieval-augmented language models for clinical medicine

C Zakka, R Shad, A Chaurasia, AR Dalal, JL Kim… - NEJM AI, 2024 - ai.nejm.org
Abstract Background Large language models (LLMs) have recently shown impressive zero-
shot capabilities, whereby they can use auxiliary data, without the availability of task-specific …

The association between USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge scores and residency performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Shirkhodaie, S Avila, H Seidel, RD Gibbons… - Academic …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Purpose With the change in Step 1 score reporting, Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) may
become a pivotal factor in resident selection. This systematic review and meta-analysis …

Competency-based medical education in a norm-referenced world: a root cause analysis of challenges to the competency-based paradigm in medical school

MS Ryan, KD Lomis, NM Deiorio, WB Cutrer… - Academic …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Competency-based medical education (CBME) requires a criterion-referenced approach to
assessment. However, despite best efforts to advance CBME, there remains an implicit, and …

Public Board Score Reporting Undermines Holistic Review for Residency Selection

M Kelleher, DJ Schumacher, C Zhou, D Kwakye… - Journal of General …, 2024 - Springer
Holistic review has become the gold standard for residency selection. As a result, many
programs are de-emphasizing standardized exam scores and other normative metrics …

Evidencias de validez del proceso de admisión a una escuela de medicina en México

BA Carrillo-Avalos, I Leenen… - … en Educación Médica, 2024 - medigraphic.com
Introducción: Los procesos de admisión a las escuelas de medicina deben demostrar la
validez de la interpretación de sus resultados al ser evaluaciones de alto impacto. Objetivo …

[PDF][PDF] ChatGPT and medicine: Fears, fantasy, and the future of physicians

C Peterson - The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care …, 2023 - pulmonarychronicles.com
The generative artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT has attracted media attention for its ability
to answer a wide variety of questions with a human-like writing style, including questions …

An analysis of osteopathic medical students applying to surgical residencies following transition to a single graduate medical education accreditation system

TK Williamson, VH Martinez, DE Ojo… - Journal of Osteopathic …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Context Upon requests from osteopathic medical schools, the National Resident Matching
Program (NRMP) Charting Outcomes were redesigned to include osteopathic medical …

USMLE step 1 scores and PGY-5 ABSITE performance are predictive of American Board of Surgery examination first-time pass rates

JA Suchanek, HJ Lindsey - The American Journal of Surgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Intro Standardized exams are utilized throughout a resident's career. With USMLE Step 1
score reports changing to pass/fail only, we sought to evaluate the relationships among …

Performance in Irish Selection and Future Performance in Surgical Training

C Toale, M Morris, S Gross, DA O'Keeffe… - JAMA …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Selection processes for surgical training should aim to identify candidates who
will become competent independent practitioners and should aspire to high standards of …

USMLE Step 1 Pass/Fail is Here: Are Plastic Surgery Applicants Really Better Off?

AO Girard, KH Khoo, CD Lopez, IV Lake, C Qiu… - Journal of surgical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective As of January 26, 2022, the United States Medical Licensing Examination
(USMLE) Step 1 score reporting will be changed from a numeric scoring system to pass/fail …