drsweden
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Hi again,
I read here on the forum about different NBME forms but when I look at their homepage I just see that they offer an evalution test of 200 Qs, not different tests etc. How come? Anyone?
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| thetestoftime
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go the nbme self-assessment services website. you need to create an account and then you can purchase the various self assessment exams. there are 4 comprehensive basic science exams 4 comprehensive clinical science exams.
good luck.
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| drsweden
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Thanks,
So there are four forms of 200 Qs each, now that´s alot of Qs!
Is it worth doing them all since I will now get any explainations?
Which form is the best for predicting your USMLE score?
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| thetestoftime
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i don't think it's worth doing all 4. they are not a study tool, but more a device to monitor your progress and predict your performance on the actual exam. i would take one of them about a week before the exam to see if you are ready for the exam and what subject areas you need to focus on.
i think i heard a rumor that form 3 most accurately reflects the actual exam. also, you should read this article, it's very interesting.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retr...
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| yuna
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Nice find, thanks. I repost the detail
Using the NBME Self-Assessments to Project Performance on USMLE Step 1 and Step 2: Impact of Test Administration Conditions.
Papers
Academic Medicine. Research in Medical Education Proceedings of the Forty-Third Annual Conference November 7-10, 2004. 79(10) Supplement:S55-S57, October 2004.
Sawhill, Amy; Butler, Aggie; Ripkey, Douglas; Swanson, David B.; Subhiyah, Raja; Thelman, John; Walsh, William; Holtzman, Kathleen Z.; Angelucci, Kathy
Abstract:
Problem Statement and Background. This study examined the extent to which performance on the NBME(R) Comprehensive Basic Science Self-Assessment (CBSSA) and NBME Comprehensive Clinical Science Self-Assessment (CCSSA) can be used to project performance on USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 examinations, respectively.
Method. Subjects were 1,156 U.S./Canadian medical students who took either (1) the CBSSA and Step 1, or (2) the CCSSA and Step 2, between April 2003 and January 2004. Regression analyses examined the relationship between each self-assessment and corresponding USMLE Step as a function of test administration conditions.
Results. The CBSSA explained 62% of the variation in Step 1 scores, while the CCSSA explained 56% of Step 2 score variation. In both samples, Standard-Paced conditions produced better estimates of future Step performance than Self-Paced ones.
Conclusions. Results indicate that self-assessment examinations provide an accurate basis for predicting performance on the associated Step with some variation in predictive accuracy across test administration conditions.
(C) 2004 Association of American Medical Colleges
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