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9th Annual Meeting 
of the 
International Association of Medical Science Educators 

July 14-19, 2005
 

Abstract Category: Curriculum

Poster ID: C4

STUDENT PERFORMANCES ON THE COMPREHENSIVE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL LICENSING EXAMINATION-USA FOLLOWING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTEGRATED CLINICAL PRESENTATION CURRICULUM

 *Nehad I. El-Sawi, Ph.D. and Melissa Citarelli, M.A., Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences – College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCUMB-COM) 1750 Independence Avenue, Kansas City, MO  64106 – U.S.A.

The purpose of this study is to examine student performance on the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination-USA (COMLEX-USA) following the implementation of an integrated clinical presentation curriculum at an osteopathic medical school.  The COMLEX-USA is the United States licensing exam for physicians and physicians-in-training in the field of osteopathic medicine.  Most medical schools, including KCUMB, require their students to pass the Level I examination before they can be promoted to the third year of medical training.

Performances on Level I of the licensing exam for eight classes (1994 - 2001) in the traditional curriculum were compared with those of the first two classes to study in the integrated curriculum (2002 - 2003).  The pass rates for the classes learning in the integrated curriculum are higher than the pass rates for the classes that learned in the traditional curriculum.  Further, the pass rate for the students studying in the integrated curriculum is significantly higher than the national average. 

This study demonstrates that student performance on the licensing examination has not decreased as a result of the integrated clinical presentation curriculum, and that the integrated curriculum may have contributed to the high pass rates.  The comparative results on the Level I testing since the integrated curriculum was implemented have exceeded those in any prior year in the history of the university. 

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