The relationship between USMLE Step 2 CS patient note ratings and time spent on the note: do examinees who spend more time write better notes?

Background: During the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 2 Clinical Skills examination, examinees rotate through 12 standardized patient (SP) encounters. Examinees have 25 minutes per encounter to interact with SPs and complete postencounter patient notes (PNs), and they may end the SP interaction early to spend extra time on the PN. The current work assesses the time examinees are spending on PNs and whether this is related to performance on the PN.

The relationship between USMLE step 2 CS communication and interpersonal skills (CIS) ratings and the time spent by examinees interacting with standardized patients.

Background: During the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 2 Clinical Skills exam, examinees rotate through 12 standardized patient (SP) encounters. SPs rate examinees on Communication and Interpersonal Skills (CIS). Examinees have at most 15 minutes to interact with each SP, but can end the encounter sooner.

An examination of the relationship between clinical skills examination performance and performance on USMLE Step 2.

Purpose: To examine the relationship between performance on a large-scale clinical skills examination (CSE) and a high-stakes multiple-choice examination.

Method: Two samples were used: (1) 6,372 first-taker international medical graduates (IMGs); and (2) 858 fourth-year U.S.