Published Research:
Research on COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE

• An Investigation of the Relationship Between COMLEX-USA Licensure Examination Performance and State Licensing Board Disciplinary Actions

  Roberts, William L. EdD; Gross, Gretta A. DO, MEd; Gimpel, John R. DO, MEd; Smith, Larissa L. PhD; Arnhart, Katie PhD; Pei, Xiaomei PhD; Young, Aaron PhD. Academic Medicine. June 2020; 95(6):925-930. doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000003046. · June 2020

• Osteopathic manipulative technique scores on the COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE: An analysis of the skills assessed

  Smith LL, Xu W, Sandella JM, Dowling D · Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 2016;116(6) · 392-397 · June 2016

• Preparation strategies of osteopathic medical students for the COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE

  Sandella JM, Peters A, Smith LL, Gimpel JR · Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 2016;116(4) · 234-242 · April 2016

• Patterns of misrepresentation of clinical findings on patient notes during the COMLEX-USA level 2-PE

  Sandella JM, Smith LA, Gallagher LA, Langenau EE · Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 2014;114(1) · 22-29 · April 2014

• Consistency of interrater scoring of student performances of osteopathic manipulative treatment on COMLEX-USA level 2-PE

  Sandella JM, Smith LA, Dowling DJ · Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 2014;114(4) · 253-258 · April 2014

• Keyboard data entry use among osteopathic medical students and residents

  Helstrom JM, Langenau EE, Sandella JM, Mote BL · Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 2014;114(4) · 274-82 · April 2014

• Investigation of standardized patient ratings of humanistic competence on a medical licensure examination using Many-Facet Rasch Measurement and generalizability theory

  Zhang X, Roberts WL · Advances in Health Sciences Education: Theory and Practice · 2013;18(5) · 929-944 · December 2013

• Frequency of specific osteopathic manipulative treatment modalities used by candidates while taking COMLEX-USA level 2-PE

  Langenau EE, Dowling DJ, Dyer C, Roberts WL · Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 2012;112(8) · 509-513 · August 2012

• Clinical skills assessment of procedural and advanced communication skills: Performance expectations of residency program directors

  Langenau EE, Zhang X, Roberts WL, DeChamplain AF, Boulet JR · Medical Education Online · 2012;17 · July 2012

• An evaluation of cost and appropriateness of care as recommended by candidates on a national clinical skills examination

  Sandella JM, Boulet JR, Langenau EE · Teaching and Learning in Medicine · 2012;24(4) · 303-308 · April 2012

• An investigation of construct validity of humanistic clinical skills on a medical licensure examination

  Roberts WL, Solomon M, Langenau E · Patient Education and Counseling · 2011;82(2) · 214-221 · February 2012

• Fairness to students top priority

  Langenau E, Sandella J, Gimpel JR · Family Medicine · 2012;44(1) · 53-54 · January 2012

• Pass/fail patterns of candidates who failed COMLEX-USA level 2-PE because of misrepresentation of clinical findings on postencounter notes

  Langenau EE, Sandella JM · Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 2011;111(7) · 432-436 · July 2011

• Relationship between standardized patient checklist item accuracy and performing arts experience

  Langenau EE, Dyer C, Roberts WL, De Champlain AF, Montrey DP, Sandella JM · Simulation in Healthcare · 2011;6(3) · 150-154 · June 2011

• Relationship between encounter time and candidate performance on COMLEX-USA level 2-PE

  Sandella JM, Roberts WL, Langenau EE · Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 2011;111(1) · 38-43 · January 2011

• Relationships between high stakes clinical skills exam scores and program director global competency ratings of first-year pediatric residents

  Langenau EE, Pugliano G, Roberts WL · Medical Education Online · 2011;16(1) · January 2011

• Quality assurance best practices for simulation-based examinations

  Furman GE, Smee S, Wilson C · Simulation in Healthcare · 2010;5(4) · 226-231 · April 2010

• Five-year summary of the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination level 2-performance evaluation (COMLEX-USA level 2-PE): Candidate performance and survey data.

  Langenau E, Dyer C, Roberts WL, Wilson C, Gimpel J. · March 2010. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · March 2010

• Effect of first-encounter pretest on pass/fail rates of a clinical skills medical licensure examination

  Roberts WL, McKinley DW, Boulet JR. · Advances in Health Sciences Education: Theory and Practice · 2010;15(2) · 219-227 · February 2010

• Using standardized patients to assess the communication skills of graduating physicians for the comprehensive osteopathic medical licensing examination (COMLEX) level 2-performance evaluation (level 2-PE)

  Weidner AC, Gimpel JR, Boulet JR, Solomon M · Teaching and Learning in Medicine · 2010;22(1) · pp 8-15 · January 2010

• Patient note fabrication and consequences of unprofessional behavior in a high-stakes clinical skills licensing examination

  Sandella JM, Roberts WL, Gallagher LA, Gimpel JR, Langenau EE, Boulet JR · Academic Medicine · 2009;84(10Suppl) · S70-73 · October 2009

• The use of standardized patient assessments for certification and licensure decisions

  Boulet JR, Smee SM, Dillon GF, Gimpel JR · Simulation in Healthcare · 2009;4(1) · 35-42 · January 2009

• Setting standards for passing scores on medical licensure and credentialing examinations

  Roberts WL, Boulet JR, Gimpel JR · Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association · 2008 · April 2008

• Standardized patients and mechanical simulators in teaching and assessment at colleges of osteopathic medicine

  Gimpel JR, Weidner AC, Boulet JR, Wilson C, Errichetti AM · Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 2007;107(12) · 557-561 · December 2007

• Relationships between scores on the COMLEX-USA level 2-performance evaluation and selected school-based performance measures

  Baker HH, Cope MK, Adelman MA, Schuler S, Foster RW, Gimpel JR · Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 2006;109(5) · 290-295 · May 2006

• Survey on the clinical skills of osteopathic medical students

  Gimpel JR, Boulet JR, Weidner AC · Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 2006;106(5) · 296-301 · May 2006

• Assessing the ability of medical students to perform osteopathic manipulative treatment techniques

  Boulet JR, Gimpel JR, Dowling DJ, Finley M · Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 2004;104(5) · 203-211 · May 2004

• Evaluating the clinical skills of osteopathic medical students

  Gimpel JR, Boulet DO, Errichetti AM · Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 2003;103(6) · 267-279 · June 2003

• State of the art in standardized patient programs: A survey of osteopathic medical schools

  Errichetti AM, Gimpel JR, Boulet JR · Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 2002;102(11) · 627-631 · November 2002