Early works in medical sociology have been pivotal in the development of scholarly
knowledge about emotions, emotional socialization, and empathy within medical training …

Background To investigate the existing evidence base for the validity of large-scale licensing
examinations including their impact. Methods Systematic review against a validity framework …

This article considers one of the most fundamental concerns of health communication
scholars, educators, and professionals—the relationship between communication theory …

Although standardized patients have been employed for formative assessment for over 40
years, their use in high-stakes medical licensure examinations has been a relatively recent …

The unexpected discontinuation of the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 2
Clinical Skills (CS) exam in January 2021 carries both risks and opportunities for medical …

Abstract In this Invited Commentary, the authors explore the implications of the dissolution of
the Step 2 Clinical Skills Examination (Step 2 CS) for medical student clinical skills …

Background Ethiopia drastically increased the anesthesia workforce density by training
'associate clinician anesthetists' as a task-shifting and sharing strategy. However, there were …

The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted administration of the United States Medical Licensing
Examination (USMLE) Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) exam in March 2020 due to public health …

Objective: Since 2011, the new national final examination in human medicine has been
implemented in Switzerland, with a structured clinical-practical part in the OSCE format …

Background Ethiopia increased its anesthesia workforce drastically by expanding the
training of associate clinician anesthetists. Following this expansion, the Ministry of Health …