TY - JOUR
T1 - The essential elements of undergraduate medical education in obstetrics and gynecology
T2 - A comparison of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Medical Student Educational Objectives and the National Board of Medical Examiners Subject Examination
AU - Hammoud, Maya M.
AU - Cox, Susan M.
AU - Goff, Barbara
AU - Goepfert, Alice
AU - Butler, Aggie
AU - Swanson, David B.
AU - Holtzman, Kathleen Z.
AU - Allbee, Krista
AU - Katz, Nadine T.
AU - Erickson, Sonya S.
PY - 2005/11
Y1 - 2005/11
N2 - Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate whether the essential elements of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Medical Student Educational Objectives were adequately represented on the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) obstetrics and gynecology subject examination, and that the topics questioned on that examination were covered by the APGO objectives. Study design: The Undergraduate Medical Education Committee of APGO and the NBME staff separately reviewed the same 2 NBME obstetrics and gynecology subject examinations. The questions were mapped to the 15 essential elements of the APGO educational objectives and comparisons were made to check how well they matched. Results: All the essential elements of the educational objectives were covered by the NBME subject examination. Of the questions on the examination, 99% were deemed appropriate for medical students with 70% of the questions mapping to "Priority 1" objectives. Conclusion: The NBME examination provides an appropriate assessment of mastery of what a medical student should learn, as represented by the APGO Medical Student Educational Objectives.
AB - Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate whether the essential elements of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Medical Student Educational Objectives were adequately represented on the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) obstetrics and gynecology subject examination, and that the topics questioned on that examination were covered by the APGO objectives. Study design: The Undergraduate Medical Education Committee of APGO and the NBME staff separately reviewed the same 2 NBME obstetrics and gynecology subject examinations. The questions were mapped to the 15 essential elements of the APGO educational objectives and comparisons were made to check how well they matched. Results: All the essential elements of the educational objectives were covered by the NBME subject examination. Of the questions on the examination, 99% were deemed appropriate for medical students with 70% of the questions mapping to "Priority 1" objectives. Conclusion: The NBME examination provides an appropriate assessment of mastery of what a medical student should learn, as represented by the APGO Medical Student Educational Objectives.
KW - Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics
KW - Educational objectives
KW - National Board of Medical Examiners
KW - Obstetrics and gynecology subject examination
KW - Undergraduate medical education
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.08.024
DO - 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.08.024
M3 - Article
C2 - 16260232
AN - SCOPUS:27544438250
SN - 0002-9378
VL - 193
SP - 1773
EP - 1779
JO - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
JF - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
IS - 5
ER -