Effect of Change in USMLE Step 1 Grading on Orthopaedic Surgery Applicants: A Survey of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Directors

摘要

Recently, the Federation of State Medical Boards and the National Board of Medical Examiners, cosponsors of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), changed the USMLE Step 1 results from a three-digit score to a pass/fail format. The purpose of this study was to analyze the opinions of program directors (PDs) to predict how the evaluation of orthopaedic surgery residency applicants will change following the change.