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- Tenure is Declining
- Be Prepared For the Upcoming Academic year
- Education Sector in Constant State of Flux
- Predictor of At-Risk Resident Performance on ITE?
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Decline in Tenured Faculty at Medical Schools
Drops from 39% in 1987 to 24% in 2021. Fulltime faculty on a non-tenure track doubled from 17% to 32%. They very politely put it as “Health systems with a greater emphasis on clinical care may not see the value of investing in tenured academic appointments, and newer medical schools, especially those not associated with a university, are less likely to adopt the tenure structure of academia…”
Or in other words, lots more faculty with clinical practice responsibilities, fewer faculty with research and teaching responsibilities.
Tenure is Declining in U.S. Medical Schools - AAMC
AAMC Journal Article - Promotion and Tenure Policies and Practices at U.S. Medical Schools
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Remember the Humans When Evaluating AI Education
The article discusses some of the big introductions of real, working commercial AI products into education - most of them aimed at adult continuing or professional education markets. It does touch on the point that Challenger keeps making over and over about the things AI can and cannot do in learning. AI doesn’t motivate, doesn’t challenge, and doesn’t inspire. It excels as an assessment tool and a topic research tool, but is does not engage students. That’s why the utilization rate for AI education products is highest in self-motivated and trained populations.
Education Sector in Constant State of Flux, Driven by AI
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USMLE and COMLEX-USA Predictor Value for ITE Scores
It’s a small sample size (152 residents, 93 USMLE and 88 COMLEX exams), but echoes the results of other studies. USMLE scores are not predictors of ITE scores. Other studies (see Are In-Training Exams Predictive) show ITE scores are not predictors for either USLME or boards exams. What they can tell you is not a predictive score, but can be an indicator of a problem. That is, the scores don’t correlate, but the student that does poorly on the ITE is likely to do poorly on the certification exam, the student that does poorly on the USMLE exam is more likely to have problems with the ITE.
