PROFESSIONPilot project on clinical skills testing heads to AtlantaThe proposed licensing program got mixed reviews from medical students in Philadelphia, where testing has been completed.By Myrle Croasdale, amednews staff. Sept. 2, 2002. The National Board of Medical Examiners is winding down a Philadelphia trial of its clinical skills assessment test and is ready to begin another in Atlanta. Medical students in Philadelphia had varied reactions to the test. Some said it was a helpful experience; others said it merely repeated other evaluations done during the year. All agreed that the estimated cost of $950 will be hard to bear when the test becomes mandatory for third- year students in 2004. The AMA and the Assn. of American Medical Colleges have called the cost of the exam burdensome and stated that more scientific analysis needs to be done to confirm its merit. Meanwhile, NBME is progressing through its pilot tests. Eventually, there will be three to five testing centers. Exactly how many and where has yet to be determined. In Philadelphia, medical schools at the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University and Thomas Jefferson University participated in the pilot, which ran from May to August. In Atlanta, the study, set for September through November, will include students at Mercer College of Medicine, Emory University, the Medical College of Georgia and Morehouse University. While the test is still a pilot, students don't have to pay, but they do have to give their time. Meenakshi Bewtra, medical student at the University of Pennsylvania, made her displeasure clear. "It was a waste of a day. We do the same standardized patient exam at Penn. It's required. In general, how well you interact with patients is part of our evaluation for our clinical rotations."
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