Table 2.
Passage and Failure Rates on Step 2 CS for Medical Students from 2016 to 2018
| Year (Class of) | Local cohort | National cohorta | Statistics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pass (n) | Fail (n) | Fail % | Pass (n) | Fail (n) | Fail % | Chi-square | P value | |
| 2016 | 164 | 8 | 4.7% | 18761 | 597 | 3.1% | 1.40 | 0.24 |
| 2017 | 169 | 8 | 4.5% | 18979 | 748 | 3.8% | 0.26 | 0.61 |
| 2018 | 183 | 4 | 2.1% | 18932 | 1023 | 5.1% | 3.42 | 0.07 |
aThis data differs slightly from publically available performance data for Step 2 CS. The NBME provided data to the authors from the national cohort corresponding to the same timeframe as the VCU-SOM academic year to allow head to head comparisons