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Table 1 Partial list of skills used for DINA model analysis

From: Development of an assessment technique for basic science retention using the NBME subject exam data

Skills

Name

SK-1

Diagnosis

SK-2

Management

SK-3

Prevention

SK-4

Foundation

SK-5

General principles

SK-6

Pediatric

SK-7

Pregnancy/childbirth/puerperium

SK-8

Organ systems

SK-9

Multisystem Processes and Disorders

SK-10

Cardiovascular system

SK-11

Respiratory system

SK-12

Renal and urinary system

SK-13

Gastrointestinal system

SK-14

Endocrine system

SK-15

Male reproductive system

SK-16

Female reproductive system

SK-17

Nervous system and special senses

SK-18

Musculoskeletal system

SK-19

Blood and lymphoreticular system

SK-20

Skin and subcutaneous tissue

SK-21

Behavioral health

SK-22

Social sciences

SK-23

Immune system

SK-24

Congenital disorders

SK-25

Inflammatory disorders

  1. The knowledge in each of the content areas assessed in the NBME subject exams are marked as a “skill” necessary to answer the assessment items. A representative list of the major skills (30 out of 149 total skills) that appear in the pediatric clerkship subject exams is given above