EGR Presentation: NBME USMLE STEP 1 Item Writing Best Practices Whys, Hows, Dos and Don'ts 2.17.22

Started Mar 14, 2022
1 credit

In this Education Grand Rounds, Paul Brandt, PhD, Chair of the Question Review Committee at the College of Medicine, discusses best practices and resources available for writing clinical vignettes.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this online activity, learners will be able to:

1) Discuss Bloom's Taxonomy of learning.

2) Identify the testing (learning) level of the student.

3) Describe the components of a question to assess higher level learning.

4) Describe the components of appropriate answers and distractors.

5) Interpret item psychometric analysis.

6) List resources available to assist with writing a clinical vignette.

ACCREDITATION

Texas A&M University College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION

Texas A&M University College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PRESENTER DISCLOSURE

All speakers/presenters for this educational event have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

PLANNERS DISCLOSURES

None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

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