Using the first formula, a score of 500 on the COMLEX-USA Level 1 (which would be in the 50th percentile of scores) is equivalent to a score of 188 on the USMLE Step 1. Based on a simplez-score table and a standard deviation of approximately 20 on Step 1 of the USMLE (which has...
Context: The National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners uses the Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) Global Rating Tool to score candidate performance in OMT during standardized patient encounters. To the authors’ knowledge, no validity research has been published on the underlying constructs me...