![]() It occurred to me that some people may not realize why the USMLE includes these items, and how those data get used. In fact, I think experimental items are essential for making an exam that serves their stated purpose. As critical as I’ve been of the NBME, I don’t have any issue with their use of experimental test items. There was small – but vocal – group of commenters who were not as upset about the test’s destandardization as they were angry about the fact that the USMLE had been “experimenting” on them without their consent. And fortunately, in the pile-on that ensued, the USMLE walked back its original announcement, stating that it would “reevaluate” this plan.īut as I scrolled through my mentions, something caught my eye. I pointed this out on Twitter, along with several others. Letting one group of test-takers take a 5-6 hour exam and another take a 7-8 hour exam damages the credibility of the test – if not its core validity. ![]() Somehow, the USMLE did not anticipate how upset people would get at their the proposal to de-standardize their signature standardized exam. Problem was, they proposed allowing examinees at the event-based tests to take a shortened version of the USMLE due to the elimination of “unscored pretest items.” Meanwhile, examinees at Prometric would still take the classic (longer) version.Īnnouncement from the USMLE June 4, 2020. To clear the backlog of examinees after the Prometric closures this spring, the USMLE planned to have some students take the USMLE using “event-based testing” in July and August 2020. Or at least, an important change for some test-takers.
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