Improving USMLE Step 1 outcomes in academically vulnerable students through a targeted, competency-based curriculum
This proactive, optional curriculum is associated with significantly higher Step 1 scores for at-risk students than their propensity-matched controls, without negatively affecting on-time graduation.
Authors
- Maya G. Sardesaı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9670-4931)
- Matthew E. Cunningham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3723-062X)
- Meghan Kiefer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3676-0605)
- Heather McPhillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7126-3380)
- E Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9463-9769)
- Kellie Engle
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-08434-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Education Discipline and Inequality
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.93