ArticleJournal of medical education and curricular development
Neurology Clerkship: Predictors of Objective Structured Clinical Examination and Shelf Performance.
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- Shelf help: what powers medical student subject exam performance in the United States.Medical education online · 2026Review
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- Measuring neurological severity and complexity in acute setting: the modified Neurological Impairment Scale.BMJ neurology open · 2025Article
- Impact of a 2-week flipped classroom virtual neurology clerkship versus a traditional 4-week rotation on NBME shelf exam scores.BMC medical education · 2024Observational
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Abstract
backgroundWe sought to determine whether the following factors are associated with stronger performance on the medical school neurology clerkship: (1) structure of the outpatient rotation (working with a single general neurologist or multiple subspecialists), (2) dedicated shelf exam preparation, and (3) clerkships completed prior to neurology rotation.
methodsA total of 439 Feinberg medical students between 2014 and 2016 were analyzed based on the 3 variables of interest listed above. Student performance was evaluated using the National Board of Medical Examiner shelf exam and Objective Structured Clinical Examination/standardized evaluation scores. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted.
resultsThe format of the 2-week outpatient rotation did not significantly affect shelf examination (
conclusionsGreater attending continuity did not appear to be associated with stronger performance perhaps due to a difference in types of cases observed. Students who took a practice shelf exam did better on both their shelf exam and standardized evaluation, suggesting that acquisition of knowledge translates to a better clinical performance. No individual clerkship offers an advantage, but rather it is the total number of clerkships that is correlated with stronger performance.
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