Brigitte Smith, MD, MHPE, MD, MHPE

Project: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of the Relative Merits of Different Oral Certifying Examination Formats
Summary: This will be a mixed-methods sequential explanatory study using semi-structured interviews to investigate the perceptions of recent diplomates, and ABPS, ABOS, and VSB directors and psychometricians, regarding the relative merits of different Oral Certifying Examination formats, paying particular attention to the impact of the certification format on early-career clinical behaviors.