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EMERGENCY MAILBAG: The USMLE Cheating Scandal
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This week, the USMLE announced that a number of test-takers from Nepal would have their Step scores invalidated due to “a pattern of anomalous test performance” suggesting “prior unauthorized access to secure exam content.”
This was big news that flooded my inbox and DMs… and necessitated an *emergency* mailbag. Here, I’ll cover ‘USMLE recalls’; Prometric center test security; how the cheaters got caught (and what will happen to them in the future); and where the USMLE should go from here to improve test security and maintain trust in their scores.
*** - Be sure to check out Part 2 and Part 3 here!
MORE Emergency Mailbag: The USMLE Cheating Scandal, Part II
Mailbag: Wrapping Up the USMLE Cheating Scandal
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NOTES:
1. Here are the official statements from the USMLE and the ECFMG…
2. I mentioned a few videos that explain in further detail certain other things about the USMLE…
Breaking the magic: how the USMLE three-digit score is calculated
Mailbag: Questions about the USMLE
A Brief Update on USMLE Score Creep
3. Here are the papers I mentioned…
Wood TJ, et al. Identifying the unauthorized use of examination material. Eval Health Prof 2010;33(1):96-108.
Smith R. Cheating at medical school. BMJ 2000;321:398.
4. Here’s the CNN story on the American Board of Radiology recalls scandal…
5. Here’s the Medscape article on USMLE recalls…
(n.b., the reporter was actually working on this for a couple of weeks BEFORE the USMLE’s announcement!)
6. Here’s a brief news article on AAMC v. Anyanwu… but if you want a really wild ride, look up the actual court filings.
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MUSIC:
‘Clutch’ - Nicolas Major.
This was big news that flooded my inbox and DMs… and necessitated an *emergency* mailbag. Here, I’ll cover ‘USMLE recalls’; Prometric center test security; how the cheaters got caught (and what will happen to them in the future); and where the USMLE should go from here to improve test security and maintain trust in their scores.
*** - Be sure to check out Part 2 and Part 3 here!
MORE Emergency Mailbag: The USMLE Cheating Scandal, Part II
Mailbag: Wrapping Up the USMLE Cheating Scandal
-
NOTES:
1. Here are the official statements from the USMLE and the ECFMG…
2. I mentioned a few videos that explain in further detail certain other things about the USMLE…
Breaking the magic: how the USMLE three-digit score is calculated
Mailbag: Questions about the USMLE
A Brief Update on USMLE Score Creep
3. Here are the papers I mentioned…
Wood TJ, et al. Identifying the unauthorized use of examination material. Eval Health Prof 2010;33(1):96-108.
Smith R. Cheating at medical school. BMJ 2000;321:398.
4. Here’s the CNN story on the American Board of Radiology recalls scandal…
5. Here’s the Medscape article on USMLE recalls…
(n.b., the reporter was actually working on this for a couple of weeks BEFORE the USMLE’s announcement!)
6. Here’s a brief news article on AAMC v. Anyanwu… but if you want a really wild ride, look up the actual court filings.
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MUSIC:
‘Clutch’ - Nicolas Major.
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