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Table 3 Clerkship shelf scores and USMLE Step 1

From: Association of a longitudinal, preclinical ultrasound curriculum with medical student performance

 

US Curriculum

No US Curriculum

p-value

USMLE Step 1, mean score (SD)a

241.9 (13.5)

237.2 (17.1)

0.081

Internal medicine shelf exam, mean score (SD)b

76.9 (7.7)

75.1 (9.3)

0.360

Neurology shelf exam, mean score (SD)c

87.1 (6.0)

86.4 (6.5)

0.212

Surgery shelf exam, mean score (SD)d

77.3 (7.0)

74.6 (8.5)

0.051

  1. a7 students in the cohort did not have USMLE Step 1 scores available
  2. b3 students did not have internal medicine shelf exam scores available
  3. c2 students did not have neurology shelf exam scores available
  4. d2 students did not have surgery shelf exam scores available
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