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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: Am Surg. 2020 Dec 29;87(12):1946–1952. doi: 10.1177/0003134820983194

Table 4.

Comparison of Examination Scores Between Historic Examinees (2019) to Current Examinees During the COVID-19 Crisis.

Combined(n = 51)
2019(n = 24)
2020(n = 27)
P
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
Weekly quizzes 86.5 ± 5.8 87.8 ± 5.5 85.3 ± 5.8 .130
Oral examination 91.7 ± 8.0 93.9 ± 6.9 89.8 ± 8.6 .068
NBME examination 76.3 ± 7.5 77.4 ± 8.1 75.3 ± 6.9 .328

Abbreviation: NBME, National Board of Medical Examiners.