Declining Performance on the Qualifying Examination: Modeling of a Potential Inflection Point in Emergency Medicine
ABEM QE pass rates experienced 3 major inflection points since 1980, with the most recent occurring in 2022 and representing a meaningful decline. Physician-level characteristics, particularly medical school degree type and COVID-era training, were significantly associated with this trend.
Authors
- Laura R. Hopson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1183-4751)
- Felix Ankel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7329-5095)
- Kevin B. Joldersma
- Oladele Osisami
- Lynne Holden
- Mary M. Johnston
- Susan E. Farrell
- Yvette Calderon
- Diane L. Gorgas
- Suzanne R. White
- Michael Gottlieb
- Melissa A. Barton
Institutions
- Regions Hospital (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Mount Sinai Health System (US)
- NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- Columbus State Community College (US)
- Wayne State University (US)
- American Board of Emergency Medicine (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acepjo.2026.100333
- Primary Topic
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00