Melody K Chiwila, Nancy F Krebs, Albert Manasyan, Elwyn Chomba, Musaku Mwenechanya, Manolo Mazariegos, Neelofar Sami, Omrana Pasha, Antoinette Tshefu, Adrien Lokangaka, Robert L Goldenberg, Carl L Bose, Marion Koso-Thomas, Norman Goco, Barbara T Do, Elizabeth M McClure, K Michael Hambidge, Jamie E Westcott, Waldemar A Carlo
Junk food use and neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes in infants in low-resource settings
Frontiers in public health
background united states medical licensing exam usmle step 1 recently changed numerically scored grading system passfail grading system late 2024 formal studies impact grading change match process thoroughly assess impact change overall match process important look trends applicants objective measures years change aim systematically evaluate rates change mean trend objective metrics found residency applications main residency match methods objective medical student data matched unmatched applicants queried national matching programs charting outcomes match reports 2007 2020 application cycles data used create linear regression analyses statistical tests performed evaluate trends time results matched applicants statistically significant positive trends mean number contiguous ranks m033 p001 another nondoctoral graduate degree m067 p001 membership alpha omega alpha aoa honor society m022 p001 mean usmle step 1 score m101 p001 mean usmle step 2 score m168 p001 mean number research experiences m012 p001 mean number abstracts presentations publications m034 p001 additionally statistically significant negative trend percentage graduated top 40 national institutes healthfunded medical school m041 p001 unmatched applicants statistically significant positive trends another nondoctoral graduate degree m083 p001 mean usmle step 1 score m126 p001 mean usmle step 2 score m227 p001 mean number research experiences m013 p001 mean number abstracts presentations publications m033 p001 conclusion study shows statistically significant increases almost objective measures residency application recent changes abstracts presentations publications step 1 scoring system force almost residency programs overhaul application process potentially increase reliance step 2 research nonobjective factors students early medical education emphasis step 2 research yield increased chances matching residency future