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J Am Osteopath Assoc 1997 Jun;97(6):359-62 Related Articles, Books, LinkOut
Comparing medical knowledge of osteopathic medical trainees in DO and MD programs: a random effect meta-analysis.
Shen L, Cavalieri T, Clearfield M, Smoley J.
National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME), Des Plaines, IL 60018, USA.
The authors used random effect meta-analysis to synthesize eight mean score differences of the Part III/Level 3 examinations of the national Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) between osteopathic medical trainees in DO residency programs and osteopathic medical trainees in MD programs. The analysis involved 6001 trainees and all Part III or Level 3 examinations since 1992. The average mean score difference was not significantly different from zero; however, the estimates of true effect sizes of each examination varied substantially. The findings indicate that, overall, medical knowledge of osteopathic trainees in MD and DO residency programs is compatible at the time they took the examinations. However, a large variation of effect size suggests the need for further investigation of the factors other than difference between osteopathic and allopathic training programs.
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J Am Osteopath Assoc 1994 Dec;94(12):1050-3 Related Articles, Books, LinkOut
Performances of candidates with osteopathic compared with allopathic subspecialty training on the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine subspecialty certifying examinations 1984 to 1992.
Slick GL, Dolan S.
Department of Internal Medicine, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University, IL 60615.
The American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine has been examining various factors that may affect candidate performance on subspecialty certifying examinations. To see whether taking subspecialty training in an osteopathic compared with an allopathic institution could predict better performance on the certifying examinations, the authors analyzed examination performance for all candidates from 1984 through 1992. There was no significant difference between the mean scores for the two groups for any of the nine subspecialty certifying examinations. When the results from all nine examinations were pooled, the mean first-time examination takers' score for candidates in allopathic subspecialty programs (n = 201) was 78.3 and for those in osteopathic subspecialty programs (n = 153), 77.4 (P > 0.2). On the basis of these results, we cannot conclude that osteopathic subspecialty training is a factor that predicts better performance on the subspecialty certifying examination.
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J Med Educ 1977 Nov;52(11):920-5 Related Articles, Books, LinkOut
A comparison of D.O. and M.D. student performance.
Stachnik TJ, Simons RC.
The performances of students from two medical colleges, one allopathic (M.D.) and one osteopathic (D.O.), at Michigan State University in a first course in psychiatry are compared. Although the M.D. students had scored significantly higher on the Medical College Admission Test, there was no difference in examination performance in the psychiatry course, which included measures of both basic information and of skill in diagnostic clinical application.
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