Publications and Presentations

Publications

Boulet, JR. Performance-based Assessment of Clinical Skills. In Symposium Proceedings, Medical Licensure in the 21st Century, Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Washington, DC, St. Barthelemy Press Ltd. 2002:106-109.

Boulet, J, McKinley, DW, Norcini, J, Whelan, GP. Assessing the Comparability of Standardized Patient and Physician Evaluations of Clinical Skills. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2002:7:85-97.

Boulet, J, McKinley, DW, Whelan, G, van Zanten, M, Hambleton, RK. Clinical Skills Deficiencies Among First-year Residents: Utility of the ECFMG Clinical Skills Assessment. Academic Medicine. 2002:77(S):S33-S35.

Burdick WP. Test Development for Performance-based Assessment of Clinical Skills. In Symposium Proceedings, Medical Licensure in the 21st Century, Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Washington, DC, St. Barthelemy Press Ltd. 2002:101-105.

Jouriles N, Burdick W, Hobgood C. Clinical Assessment in Emergency Medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2002:9:1289-1294.

Murray, D, Boulet, J, Ziv, A, Woodhouse, J, Kras, J, McAllister, J. An Acute Care Skills Evaluation for Graduating Medical Students: A Pilot Study Using Clinical Simulation. Medical Education. 2002:36:833-841.

van Zanten, M, Boulet, JR, McKinley, D, Whelan, GP. Attrition Rates of Residents in Postgraduate Training Programs. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 2002:14(3):175-177.

van Zanten, M, Boulet, J, McKinley, D, Whelan, GP. Evaluating the Spoken English Proficiency of International Medical Graduates: Detecting Threats to the Validity of Standardized Patient Ratings. Medical Education. 2002:36:1-8.

Whelan, GP. Performance-based Assessment of Clinical Skills. In Symposium Proceedings, Medical Licensure in the 21st Century, Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Washington, DC, St. Barthelemy Press Ltd. 2002:97-101.

Whelan, GP, Gary, NE, Kostis, J, Boulet, JR, Hallock, JA. The Changing Pool of International Medical Graduates Seeking Certification Training In US Graduate Medical Education Programs. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2002:288(9):1079-1084.

Presentations

Ahmad, B, Seeling, SS. ECFMG Update. Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Medical Student Association, Houston, TX, March 7, 2002.

Boulet, JR. Lessons Learned from the ECFMG CSA and NBME SPE: Preparing for the Inclusion of a SP Component into the USMLE. Invited Symposium, in A. de Champlain (organizer). Large-scale OSCE and SP testing: Lessons Learned from the Field and a Vision for the Future. 10th Ottawa Conference on Medical Education, Ottawa, Canada, July 14, 2002.

Boulet, J, de Champlain, A. Ensuring that the Competent are Really Competent: Setting Defensible Performance Standards on OSCEs and Standardized Patient Examinations. Workshop conducted at the Annual Conference of the Association for Medical Education in Europe, Lisbon, Portugal, August 30, 2002.

Boulet, J, McKinley, D, Whelan, GP, Hambleton, RK. The Effect of Task Exposure on Repeat Candidate Scores in a High-stakes Performance Assessment. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA, April 4, 2002.

Boulet, J, McKinley, D, Whelan, GP, van Zanten, M, Hambleton, RK. Clinical Skills Deficiencies Among First-year Residents: Utility of the ECFMG Clinical Skills Assessment. Presented at the Research in Medical Education (RIME) Sessions, 113th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges, San Francisco, CA, November 12, 2002.

Boulet, J, Rebbecchi, TA, Denton, EC, McKinley, D, Whelan, GP. Assessing the Written Communication of Medical School Graduates. Presented at the 10th Ottawa Conference on Medical Education, Ottawa, Canada, July 13, 2002.

Burdick, WP. Clinical Skills Assessment of Students and Residents. Presented at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) Education Grand Rounds, New Brunswick, NJ, May 9, 2002.

Burdick, WP. Development of an On-line, On-site International Faculty Development Program. Presented at the 10th Ottawa Conference on Medical Education, Ottawa, Canada, July 15, 2002.

Burdick, WP, Boulet, J, Peitzman, S, Whelan, GP, Brody, D. Comparison of Interpersonal Skills in Residency with Performance in A High-stakes Clinical Skills Assessment. Presented at the Research in Medical Education (RIME) Sessions, 113th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges, San Francisco, CA, November 12, 2002.

Deasy Tocke, J, Glasgow, J. J-1 Physicians and Regulatory Compliance. Presented to the Chicago-Area Directors of Graduate Medical Education — Quarterly Meeting, Hosted by Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, September 26, 2002.

de Champlain, AF, Boulet, JR. Standard Setting Scenarios for Performance-based Assessment. Presentation at Celebrating the OSCE, Annual Conference of the Association for Medical Education in Europe, Lisbon, Portugal, August 28, 2002.

Errichetti, T, Boulet, J, Castillo, M, Gimpel, J. Investigating the Relationship Between Standardized Patient Performance and Checklist Accuracy in A High-stakes Pilot Exam. Presented at the 10th Ottawa Conference on Medical Education, Ottawa, Canada, July 15, 2002.

Fitzpatrick, EM. Requirements for IMGs in Training — J-1 Update. Presented to the Residency Assistance Programs — Family Practice, Kansas City, MO, April 18, 2002.

Fitzpatrick, EM. An Update on J-1 Visas. Presented to the Association of Subspecialty Professors, Washington, DC, October 18, 2002.

Fitzpatrick, EM. An Update on Non-Standard Programs for J-1 Physicians. Presented to the Society for Cardiac Angiography Interventions, Washington, DC, September 26, 2002.

Fitzpatrick, EM, Fisher, MN. J-1 Physicians and Regulatory Compliance. Presented at Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, February 2, 2002.

Fitzpatrick, EM, Fisher, MN. J-1 Physicians and Regulatory Compliance. Presented to the Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, May 17, 2002.

Fitzpatrick, EM, Fisher, MN, DeVreese, L. Review of Requirements for IMGs in Training. Presented at the Pennsylvania State Medical Board, Harrisburg, PA, March 12, 2002.

Fitzpatrick, EM, Iacone, AM. ECFMG Update. Presented to 2002 Fall Immigration Seminar: Critical Issues for Medical Institutions, Dechert's Immigration Law Group, Philadelphia, PA, November 20, 2002.

Fitzpatrick, EM, Iacone, AM. Residency Assistance Programs — Family Practice Audioconference. Seattle, WA, October 25, 2002.

Fitzpatrick, EM, Kaufman, K. Important Immigration Issues for IMGs in Residency Training Programs. Presented at the NAFSA Southwest Regional Conference, Houston, TX, March 22, 2002.

Gary, NE. Clinical Skills Assessment and the ECFMG's Experience in Testing 25,000 Examinees. Presented at University of Kansas School of Medicine Faculty Retreat, Kansas City, KS, September 13, 2002.

Gary, NE (Chair). Short Communication Session on Clinical Skills. Annual Conference of the Association for Medical Education in Europe, Lisbon, Portugal, August 29, 2002.

Gimpel, JR, Boulet, J, Errichetti, T. The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination Performance Evaluation (COMLEX-USA-PE): Assessing the Clinical Skills of Osteopathic Medical Students. Presented at the 10th Ottawa Conference on Medical Education, Ottawa, Canada, July 13, 2002.

Hallock, JA. NBME Global Initiatives. Panel Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, PA, March 15, 2002.

Hallock, JA (Moderator). Pre-Registration House Officer Training. Annual Conference of the Association for Medical Education in Europe, Lisbon, Portugal, August 30, 2002.

Hallock, JA. What's New? Presented at the meeting of the American Medical Association Council on Medical Education, Chicago, IL, June 14, 2002.

Hallock, JA. ECFMG: What, Why and How. Presented at the Professional Development Seminar, Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC, March 19, 2002.

Hallock, JA. ECFMG: What, Why, Who and How. Presented at the Lewis A. Barness Scientific Symposium, Sponsored by the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, February 15, 2002.

Hallock, JA. ECFMG: What, Why, Who and How. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Irish and American Paediatric Society, Cork, Ireland, September 21, 2002.

Hallock, JA, Norcini, J, Seeling, SS, Whelan, GP. ECFMG/FAIMER Update. Presented at the Research in Medical Education (RIME) Sessions, 113th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges, San Francisco, CA, November 12, 2002.

Hallock, JA, Scoles, PV. Standardized Patients in High Stakes Assessment: The ECFMG CSA Experience. Presented to the Minister of Health, Panama; Minister of Social Security, Panama; and the President of the University of Panama; Panama City, Panama, January 31, 2002.

Kelly, WC. International Medical Education Directory and ECFMG Certification Verification Service. Presented at the Administrators in Medicine (AIM) Annual Physician Licensing Workshop, Columbus, OH, September 26, 2002.

Kelly, WC, Paolini, SC. ECFMG Certification Update. Presented at the St. George's University School of Medicine Match/Residency Fair, Livingston, NJ, April 26, 2002.

McKinley, DW, Boulet, JR. The Effects of Task Difficulty on Examinee Performance. Presented at the Research in Medical Education (RIME) Sessions, 113th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges, San Francisco, CA, November 12, 2002.

McKinley, DW, Boulet, JR, Whelan, GP. Detecting Score Drift in a High-stakes Performance-based Assessment. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA, April 4, 2002.

McKinley, DW, Boulet, JR, Whelan, GP. The Effects of Task Sequence on Examinee Performance. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA, April 2, 2002.

McKinley, D, Boulet, J, Whelan, GP, Burdick, WP, van Zanten, M. Clinical Instruction and Assessment in International Medical Schools. Presented at the Annual Conference of the Association for Medical Education in Europe, Lisbon, Portugal, August 31, 2002.

Seeling, SS. Advising for Medical Study and ECFMG. Presented at the Overseas Educational Advisers (OSEAS) Regional Educational Advising Workshop, Zagreb, Croatia, April 23, 2002.

Seeling, SS. ECFMG and the International Exchange of Physicians. Presented at the NAFSA Association of International Educators Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, May 28, 2002.

van Zanten, M, Boulet, JR, McKinley, DW. Correlates of Performance on the ECFMG CSA: Influence of Candidate Characteristics on Clinical Skills Scores. Presented at the 10th Ottawa Conference on Medical Education and Assessment, Ottawa, Canada, July 13, 2002.

van Zanten, M, Boulet, J, McKinley, D, Whelan, GP. Reasons for Attrition of Residents in Postgraduate Training Programs. Presented at the Research in Medical Education (RIME) Sessions, 113th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges, San Francisco, CA, November 13, 2002.

van Zanten, M, McKinley, D, Boulet, J, Whelan, G. Evaluating the Spoken English Proficiency of International Medical Graduates: Detecting Threats to the Validity of Standardized Patient Ratings. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA, April 4, 2002.

Whelan, GP. The Changing Pool of International Medical Graduates 1995-2002 (Demographics, Characteristics, Performance). Presented at the Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Resident Affairs, San Antonio, TX, April 17, 2002.

Whelan, GP. Standardized Patient Assessments. Presented at the American Board of Medical Specialties—Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Joint Conference on Assessment of Physician-Patient Communication, Rosemont, IL, March 22, 2002.

Whelan, GP, Seeling, SS. ECFMG Update. Presented at the Research in Medical Education (RIME) Sessions, 113th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges, San Francisco, CA, November 9, 2002.

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New! ECFMG Certification Fact Sheet

The ECFMG Certification Fact Sheet is designed to provide basic information on ECFMG Certification, such as eligibility and requirements. It also outlines additional resources and next steps for those who are ready to apply. The Fact Sheet provides this information in a compact, accessible format, making it the most appropriate resource for initial inquiries on ECFMG Certification.

ECFMG distributes the Fact Sheet to medical schools, overseas educational advising centers, U.S. embassies and consulates, and to individuals upon request.

Information Booklet

ECFMG publishes the ECFMG Information Booklet annually. The Information Booklet contains detailed information on ECFMG's program of certification and other programs and services for physicians educated abroad. This publication also contains the official application materials for USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 and for the ECFMG Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA). The USMLE Bulletin of Information, which accompanies the Information Booklet, provides detailed information about USMLE, the single three-step examination program for medical licensure in the United States.

Interested individuals can obtain the Information Booklet, Bulletin of Information, and application materials for USMLE Step 1/Step 2 and the ECFMG Clinical Skills Assessment from the ECFMG website. ECFMG provides printed copies of these materials upon request. ECFMG also regularly distributes these materials to medical schools, overseas educational advising centers, hospitals, government agencies, U.S. embassies and consulates, and professional medical organizations.

Annual Report

The Annual Report provides information on ECFMG's programs and services, history, current research activities, and new initiatives. It also provides a profile of applicants for ECFMG Certification, including data on country of citizenship, country of medical school, and examinee performance.

ECFMG distributes the Annual Report to members of the ECFMG mailing list, including medical schools, overseas educational advising centers, hospitals, government agencies, U.S. embassies and consulates, professional medical organizations, and to individuals upon request.

Monograph—The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, A History: 1956-2000

Published in December 2000, this monograph is the first comprehensive history of ECFMG and its programs. Topics include the factors leading to the establishment of ECFMG, a complete history of the certification and examination programs, and the development of the organization's role in the area of international medical education.

Reprint Series

The ECFMG Reprint Series 1990-1994 is a compilation of twenty-two articles, written by ECFMG staff, related to ECFMG programs, research, and development. Among the subjects covered in this volume are ECFMG's fellowship programs for international scholars, studies done in preparation for the Clinical Skills Assessment, and a variety of other issues related to the evaluation of international medical graduates.

The ECFMG Reprint Series 1995-1998 contains twelve previously-published articles by ECFMG staff covering a range of subjects, including the ECFMG Certification process, use of ECFMG certifying examinations for national comparisons, and seven articles on issues in prototype development and measurement in clinical skills assessment. Also included is a complete bibliography of articles published from 1994 through 1998.