John S Briney, Eric C Brown, Margaret R Kuklinski, Sabrina Oesterle, J David Hawkins
Testing the Question-Behavior Effect of Self-Administered Surveys Measuring Youth Drug Use
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
compared core pediatric clerkship student assessments across 11 geographically distinct learning environments following major curriculum change sought determine intersite consistency existed used marker program evaluation success evaluated students overall pediatric clerkship performance along individual assessments target clerkship learning objectives using data graduating classes 2015 2019 n 859 conducted analysis covariance multivariate logistic regression analysis investigate whether performance varied across training sites students 833 97 included study majority training sites show statistically significant differences controlling medical college admission test total score average preclerkship national board medical examiners final exam score clerkship site explained 3 additional variance clerkship final grade ensuing 5year period curriculum overhaul 18month integrated module preclerkship curriculum found student pediatric clerkship performance clinical knowledge skills differ significantly across 11 varied geographic teaching sites controlling students preclerkship achievement specialtyspecific curriculum resources faculty development tools assessment learning objectives may provide framework maintaining intersite consistency faced expanding network teaching facilities faculty