A continuation of thoughts around social capital mixing with monetary capital in spurring behavior and status seeking started by @EugeneWei. Need to think about how it applies to medicine https://t.co/h2aoRDRYMy
"That means that, for us to have 95% confidence that two candidates really have a difference in knowledge, their Step 1 scores must be 16 or more points apart." https://t.co/VvQs7KrIvh
"The +/- 1 SEM range is 12 points; the +/- 2 SEM range is 24 points. Even if you believe that Step 1 tests meaningful information that is necessary for successful participation in a selective residency program, how many people are getting screened out ..." https://t.co/h3lsmpEpar
@MDaware But you know what? If that's what happened I don't blame his physicians at all
Because we don't tolerate misses- zero misses
And our tolerance for "zero misses" would be best described as "negative zero misses" for someone as famous as Bernie