Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Gonzalo A. Romero, M.D.
WBR Quality Checklist
| Standard
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Items
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| 1. Correct Classification
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- Board level
- Subject/Category
- System/sub-category
- High yield topic (frequently tested)
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| 2. Question Stem/Prompt
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- Logical order in clinical cases: age and gender → chief complaint (time frame) → past medical history → physical exam (vitals) → ECG → image (physical exam, biopsy, CXR, CT) → Lab results
- Commonly asked question prompt (i.e. What is the most likely)?
- Jump question
- Image in stem (CXR/CT/MRI, biopsy, graph, microscopy)
- Question length: short (1-2 lines), medium (3-4 lines), long (>4 lines)
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| 3. Answer Choices
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- Clear distractors
- Image for each answer choice
- Use of current guidelines/algorithms
- Answer choice placement
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| 4. Overall Explanation
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- Included patient’s presentation (pertinent positives and negatives)
- Integrated clinical knowledge with tested topic
- High yield content
- Educational objective (1 or 2 take-home sentences/phrases)
- WikiDoc-Mnemonic: own & unique or from common source (FA 2014)
- Working hyperlinks to relevant info
- Medical thinking
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| 5. Answer Choices Explanations
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- Correct answer: summarized relevant info
- Incorrect choice ___ explanation
- Incorrect choice ___ explanation
- Incorrect choice ___ explanation
- Incorrect choice ___ explanation
- Appropriate length
- High yield facts
- Working hyperlinks to relevant info
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| 6. Promoting WikiDoc Use
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- Used WikiDoc info
- Used relevant working hyperlinks
- Link to more relevant information at the end of the overall explanation, example:
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| 7. English
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- Question Format
- Grammar
- Case story-telling
- Punctuation
- Word choice
- Correct medical abbreviations from USMLE.org (i.e. for vital signs, labs, images)
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| 8. References
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| 9. Creativity
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| 10. Include into the WBR Question List
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- Included question into list of questions WBR
- Correct classification for board level
- Working hyperlinks to WBR0____
- Correct classification for subject/Category
- Correct classification for system/sub-category
- Correct classification for High-Yield
- Correct classification for keywords
- Correct classification for author
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