{"title":"Learning by Doing, and Doing it Right - Building a Multi-Dimensional Social Determinants of Health Curriculum in a Rural Internal Medicine Residency.","authors":"Sophia Zhang, Yibei Zhu, Lara Parrilla, Kaili Du","doi":"10.1177/23821205241312756","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23821205241312756","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>While there has been increasing awareness of the importance of social determinants of health (SDOH) learning for internal medicine residents and physicians, only a few residency programs have incorporated training into their curricula. For those who did, the curricula were often didactic and lacked action-driven components or community partnership. Therefore, we built an experiential SDOH curriculum with an action-driven element and emphasis on community partnerships in a newly established residency program in rural New York.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Over 24 months, 22 internal medicine residents were engaged in SDOH lectures, workshops, and action-driven learning through implementing screening tools in residency clinics and working with community partners. After the curriculum, residents' competency in addressing SDOH needs was assessed through Likert-scale questionnaires. Focused interviews were conducted among participating residents and faculty to obtain qualitative feedback on the curriculum.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participating resident physicians demonstrated competency in recognizing and addressing SDOH needs after curriculum completion (mean competency score = 4.04). A significant increase in residents' self-rated confidence in addressing SDOH was observed after training (<i>P</i> = .002). Residents reported enhanced relationships with patients, effective utilization of community resources, and readiness to apply SDOH knowledge and skills to their future practice. Residents and faculty also discussed the SDOH challenges unique to rural primary care through their experiences.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This curriculum provides insights into an educational framework that improves residents' SDOH awareness, integrates SDOH into resident physicians' daily practice, and facilitates community collaboration. While challenges unique to rural primary care exist, this curriculum demonstrated the feasibility of longitudinal, action-driven, and community-centered SDOH education in rural areas that may inform future programs' curricular design.</p>","PeriodicalId":45121,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development","volume":"12 ","pages":"23821205241312756"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11831638/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143442397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kain Kim, Bhavin Adhyaru, Joyce Doyle, Jada Bussey-Jones, Danielle Jones, Lorenzo DiFrancesco, Shelly Ann Fluker, Richard Gitomer, Nurcan Ilksoy
{"title":"Developing and Implementing a Quality Improvement Curriculum in a Large Internal Medicine Residency Program.","authors":"Kain Kim, Bhavin Adhyaru, Joyce Doyle, Jada Bussey-Jones, Danielle Jones, Lorenzo DiFrancesco, Shelly Ann Fluker, Richard Gitomer, Nurcan Ilksoy","doi":"10.1177/23821205251320482","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23821205251320482","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Residency programs face increasing expectations to grow competency in system-based practice and quality improvement (QI) among trainees. Organizations like the American Board of Internal Medicine and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education have included QI knowledge in their recertification and accreditation requirements. We describe our experiences over a decade of sustaining a longitudinal experiential QI curriculum at a large Internal Medicine residency program.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Each resident participated in interactive seminars as well as a faculty-mentored, team-based QI project. Each project was formally evaluated at an end-of-year poster presentation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred thirty-six projects were completed between 2007 and 2016. A presurvey of 51 PGY-1 residents (59%) and a postsurvey of 50 PGY-2 and PGY-3 residents (46%) demonstrated increased comfort leading a QI project and improved knowledge of QI principles. We continue a modified version of the curriculum to accommodate the residency program's restructured ambulatory teaching experiences and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Implementing a performance improvement curriculum based in a resident continuity clinic is feasible and affords several advantages. In applying QI methodologies, residents learn how to measure adherence with current evidence-based medicine guidelines and develop interventions to maintain positive momentum within the reality of busy clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":45121,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development","volume":"12 ","pages":"23821205251320482"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11822811/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143415749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adrienne S Viola, Mariah Jacqueline Scott, Hanin Rashid, Richard Drachtman, Amanda Kaveney, Ashwin Sridharan, Beth Savage, Cristine Delnevo, Jerlym S Porter, Katie A Devine
{"title":"Medical Student Mentors for Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: Impact on Mentors.","authors":"Adrienne S Viola, Mariah Jacqueline Scott, Hanin Rashid, Richard Drachtman, Amanda Kaveney, Ashwin Sridharan, Beth Savage, Cristine Delnevo, Jerlym S Porter, Katie A Devine","doi":"10.1177/23821205241274161","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23821205241274161","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>In the United States, physicians and residents report inadequate training in managing adolescents and young adults (AYAs) during the transition from pediatric to adult care, particularly AYAs with chronic illnesses such as sickle cell disease (SCD). We developed an intervention where medical students serve as similar-aged \"peer\" mentors to offer informational and developmentally appropriate support to AYA patients during the period of transition. Our initial work showed the feasibility and acceptability of this intervention for young adults with SCD. In this report, we evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of this non-randomized trial on medical student mentors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Following training, medical student mentors were paired 1:1 with an AYA with SCD who was transitioning from pediatric to adult care. They conducted monthly video calls with mentees to address specific transition and disease self-management topics. Students completed baseline and follow-up surveys regarding knowledge of SCD and empathy. Satisfaction was measured at follow-up via survey and an exit interview.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nine medical students were paired with a total of 24 patients. Student retention was 100%, but only eight completed the follow-up survey. Students reported increased knowledge about managing a chronic illness and transition and improved understanding about the patient's experience navigating the healthcare system. Students expressed high satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A medical student mentor intervention was feasible and acceptable to medical students and may provide an opportunity for value-added role in medical education. Further research is needed to evaluate the efficacy of this type of intervention on both student and patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":45121,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development","volume":"12 ","pages":"23821205241274161"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11811965/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143400171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katherine Stevenson, Johan Thor, Marcel D'Eon, Linda A Headrick, Boel Andersson Gäre
{"title":"Background and Foreground: Connections and Distinctions When Health Professions Faculty Teach Both Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and Quality Improvement-A Case Study.","authors":"Katherine Stevenson, Johan Thor, Marcel D'Eon, Linda A Headrick, Boel Andersson Gäre","doi":"10.1177/23821205251318925","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23821205251318925","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Despite decades of effort, programs continue to struggle to integrate competencies related quality improvement (QI) and interprofessional collaborative practice (ICP) into health professions education. Additionally, while QI and ICP may seem intuitively linked and there exists some examples of a coordinated approach, the literature regarding competencies, including knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs), is still largely focused on QI and ICP as separate fields of knowledge and practice. This study explored distinctions and connections between quality improvement (QI) and interprofessional collaborative practice (ICP) competency domains in health professions education.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The authors used a qualitative case study approach with an instrumental case, that is, the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU), where QI and ICP were intentionally integrated as part of core curricula in health professional schools and programs. Eleven faculty members from medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and health care administration participated in interviews exploring their teaching choices in either classroom or clinical settings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Study participants defined the goal of teaching QI and ICP as enabling learners to deliver safe and patient-centered care and described the knowledge and skills required for QI and the attitudes and skills required for ICP. Furthermore, they described the relationship between QI and ICP as one mediated by systems thinking, where ICP is backgrounded as a critical pre-requisite and QI is foregrounded as a vector for developing interprofessional competencies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The MU case elucidates the potential synergies that occur when faculty address quality improvement and interprofessional collaborative practice competencies with an integrated approach that leverages connections, while also respecting distinctions. For health professions education programs looking to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their curricular approach to these fields, it may be fruitful to consider ICP as background and QI as foreground, remembering that without each other, ICP risks losing meaning and QI risks losing impact.</p>","PeriodicalId":45121,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development","volume":"12 ","pages":"23821205251318925"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11811988/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143400164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rahmat Allah Sharififar, Mahdi Mazandarani, Narges Lashkarbolouk, Somayeh Ghorbani
{"title":"Awareness and Attitudes of Medical Students, Interns, and Residents Toward Telemedicine in Medical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey-Based Cross-Sectional Study From Northern Iran.","authors":"Rahmat Allah Sharififar, Mahdi Mazandarani, Narges Lashkarbolouk, Somayeh Ghorbani","doi":"10.1177/23821205251318240","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23821205251318240","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Telemedicine is widely used in medical treatment and education systems. Therefore, it is essential to investigate the attitudes and awareness of medical students about it. We aimed to examine the awareness and attitudes of medical students, interns and residents toward telemedicine in medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This cross-sectional study was conducted after new educational approaches were implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two questionnaires were used to assess the new educational methodologies. Participants included residents (R), interns (I), and students (S) from the internal medicine department. A census sampling method was employed, inviting all medical education members who met the entry criteria to participate. The data were analyzed descriptively, and group differences were tested using chi-square, independent samples T-test, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis tests.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>Out of 278 medical education members eligible to participate, 249 (89.5%) completed the study. The mean score for participants' attitudes was above 3 (<i>M</i> = 3.78, <i>SD</i> = 0.24) indicating a generally favorable view of telemedicine. A significant gap was noted between participants' awareness and attitudes, with residents showing the lowest scores in both areas (<i>P</i>-value = .02). Our assessment revealed that \"Satisfaction with the platform and facilities for e-classes\" received the highest consensus from residents and interns, rated moderately agreeable by students (R: 64.5%, I: 59.7%, S: 48.8%). Responses to \"Using e-learning courses alongside postcrisis face-to-face courses\" and \"Using e-learning courses alone postcrisis\" varied among the groups (R: 58.1% and 54.9%, I: 59% and 58.2%, S: 47.6% and 45.3%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results of this survey reveal that medical students and interns may demonstrate a favorable awareness and attitude toward telemedicine. Consequently, developing educational programs and enhancing exposure to telemedicine should be considered since these elements could be vital for the future training of medical professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":45121,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development","volume":"12 ","pages":"23821205251318240"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11803645/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143383829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Art of Storytelling in Science: A Personal Journey.","authors":"Bruno Bezerril Andrade","doi":"10.1177/23821205251318188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23821205251318188","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Storytelling is a crucial yet often overlooked skill for scientists, essential in seminars, manuscripts, grant applications, and professional interactions. Drawing from my experiences across Brazil, the United States of America, India, and South Africa, I explore how crafting compelling narratives enhances scientific communication, increasing the likelihood of publishing, securing funding, and building collaborations. Reflecting on formative \"hot seat\" sessions at the National Institutes of Health, in the United States, I emphasize the importance of structuring ideas clearly, regardless of language fluency. Storytelling brings clarity, engagement, and logic to science, making research more relatable and impactful. Mastering this skill is essential for advancing scientific careers and effectively conveying complex ideas.</p>","PeriodicalId":45121,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development","volume":"12 ","pages":"23821205251318188"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11792018/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cognitive Simulation Using Mental Rehearsal for Procedural Learning in Medical Students: A Narrative Review.","authors":"Khang Duy Ricky Le","doi":"10.1177/23821205251313728","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23821205251313728","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mental rehearsal, defined as the deliberate cognitive rehearsal of tasks without action, is an emerging approach to procedural skills learning in healthcare education. In particular, mental rehearsal has been associated with durable improvement of complex skills in various fields such as aviation, high performance sports and surgery. Despite this, mental rehearsal-based practices in healthcare are challenged with mainly informal and highly heterogeneous practice. Given this, the efficacy of mental rehearsal in medical education remains poorly characterised. Furthermore, there is currently no evidence-based approach to integrating mental rehearsal in the medical curriculum, nor frameworks to guide development of mental rehearsal skills for students. This narrative review explores mental rehearsal in medical education and evaluates the current principles of mental rehearsal and how these can be applied to improve procedural skills learning for medical students.</p>","PeriodicalId":45121,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development","volume":"12 ","pages":"23821205251313728"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11792017/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Henrike C Besche, Randall W King, Keri M Shafer, Sarah E Fleet, Julia F Charles, Tamara B Kaplan, Katie A Greenzang, Melanie P Hoenig, Richard M Schwartzstein, Barbara A Cockrill, Krisztina Fischer
{"title":"Effective and Engaging Active Learning in the Medical School Classroom: Lessons from Case-Based Collaborative Learning.","authors":"Henrike C Besche, Randall W King, Keri M Shafer, Sarah E Fleet, Julia F Charles, Tamara B Kaplan, Katie A Greenzang, Melanie P Hoenig, Richard M Schwartzstein, Barbara A Cockrill, Krisztina Fischer","doi":"10.1177/23821205251317149","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23821205251317149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Large group collaborative teaching approaches are rapidly gaining popularity in undergraduate medical education. The case-based collaborative Learning (CBCL) pedagogy was instituted for pre-clerkship teaching at Harvard Medical School in 2015 with subsequent implementation at other medical schools. CBCL emphasizes inductive reasoning, integrates basic and clinical sciences, stimulates curiosity, and fosters teamwork. Given the ongoing educational evolution, guidance on designing and facilitating collaborative learning sessions, such as CBCL may benefit faculty in their instructional design efforts. This perspective article describes strategies to create effective collaborative sessions using CBCL as an example. We reviewed the literature and summarized ten years of experience in CBCL teaching through the lens of contemporary theories of teaching and learning. The recommendations are organized into three main domains: Instructional Design, Facilitation, and Professional Transformation, each aligned with the theoretical principles of CBCL. The recommendations provide a conceptual model to assist faculty in designing engaging and effective class materials and support students' professional transformation during collaborative learning sessions.</p>","PeriodicalId":45121,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development","volume":"12 ","pages":"23821205251317149"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11773543/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143061227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Unique Simulation Methodology for Practicing Clinical Decision Making.","authors":"Shimon Amar, Yuval Bitan","doi":"10.1177/23821205241310077","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23821205241310077","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>While bedside teaching offers invaluable clinical experience, its availability is limited. Challenges such as a shortage of clinical placements and qualified teaching physicians, coupled with increasing medical student numbers, exacerbate this issue. Simulation-based learning encompasses varied educational values and has the potential to serve as an important tool in medical students' education.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>In this study, we evaluate a new Clinical Decision Making Integrated Digital Simulation (CDMIDS) method that was developed in order to enhance the clinical decision-making competency and self-confidence of medical students early in their clinical training through practicing fundamental core skills.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study compares 108 4th-year medical students' questionnaire responses pre-/postself-assessments following practice of a new clinical decision-making simulation methodology.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results indicate a positive participant experience, with the simulation perceived as a valuable platform for practicing integrated bedside decision making. Notably, participants demonstrated a statistically significant increase in willingness to make clinical decisions. The simulation contributed to enhanced knowledge, professional skills, and self-confidence in clinical decision making.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The use of a CDMIDS method integrates clinical decision making as part of early medical school curriculum. Moreover, the method boosts learners' professional confidence, self-directed learning, and additional experiences. The method is flexible and can be applied in any medical school, especially those with limited resources, by making specific, localized modifications.</p>","PeriodicalId":45121,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development","volume":"12 ","pages":"23821205241310077"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11770706/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143053707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kaitlyn Novotny, Daniel Levine, Dale Netski, Edward Simanton
{"title":"Observations of Score Changes Between USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Among Students of Different Demographic Groups in a Longitudinal Clinical Curriculum.","authors":"Kaitlyn Novotny, Daniel Levine, Dale Netski, Edward Simanton","doi":"10.1177/23821205241296455","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23821205241296455","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The transition of the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 to a pass/fail scoring system is reshaping its role in medical students' residency placements. This compels institutions to rethink Step 2 preparation strategies, raising concerns about a clerkship's impact on various student groups. Traditionally, medical schools followed the traditional block rotation model for clerkships, which limits longitudinal learning, and many schools are switching to longitudinal integrated clerkships and longitudinal interleaved clerkships (LInCs). The growth in longitudinal popularity sparks concern for the success of diverse medical student groups as there is minimal research regarding LInC students' USMLE performance. Our study aims to identify which student groups at Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (KSOM) saw the greatest improvement in their USMLE Step scores after completing the LInC clerkship model.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Utilizing institutional data from KSOM, 145 students from 3 KSOM cohorts' Step 1 and Step 2 3-digit scores and their self-identified demographic information prior to the change in Step 1 grading were categorized by admissions and initial performance factors. Binary groups were created for each variable. Descriptive statistics and t-tests (including Levene's test) gauged score change significance (<i>P</i> < .05) within these groups. Changes were assessed by subtracting Step 1 from Step 2 scores, identifying groups showing significant score improvements after completing the LInC clerkship.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Analysis revealed significant score improvements between Step 1 and Step 2 for the following groups: females, students with low socioeconomic status, and students who originally received lower Step 1 scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study underscores the significance of gender, socioeconomic status, and prior exam performance in clerkship model development given the changes to Step 1 scoring. Further research should discern whether the observed score changes are attributed to the LInC model or its associated testing model.</p>","PeriodicalId":45121,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development","volume":"12 ","pages":"23821205241296455"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11758510/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143048213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}