David B. Swanson

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
139 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

David B. Swanson is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Family Practice and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, David B. Swanson has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 42 papers in Family Practice and 24 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in David B. Swanson's work include Innovations in Medical Education (85 papers), Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills (42 papers) and Medical Education and Admissions (32 papers). David B. Swanson is often cited by papers focused on Innovations in Medical Education (85 papers), Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills (42 papers) and Medical Education and Admissions (32 papers). David B. Swanson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. David B. Swanson's co-authors include Cees van der Vleuten, Susan M. Case, Brian E. Clauser, John J. Norcini, Geoffrey R. Norman, David Newble, Robert L. Linn, D R Ripkey, Monica M. Cuddy and Louis J. Grosso and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Advanced Functional Materials and Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

In The Last Decade

David B. Swanson

135 papers receiving 4.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Assessment of clinical skills with standardized patients: State of the art

1990 470 citations Cees van der Vleuten, David B. Swanson Teaching and Learning in Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David B. Swanson United States	37	3.5k	2.1k	918	706	569	139	4.8k
Steven M. Downing United States	33	3.0k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	802 0.9×	1.3k 1.9×	770 1.4×	79	5.6k
Shiphra Ginsburg Canada	41	3.8k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	898 1.0×	704 1.0×	1.4k 2.4×	121	5.0k
Georges Bordage United States	40	3.7k 1.1×	2.6k 1.3×	942 1.0×	574 0.8×	1.2k 2.0×	124	5.2k
Claudio Violato Canada	35	2.2k 0.6×	793 0.4×	462 0.5×	641 0.9×	922 1.6×	158	4.9k
Pim W. Teunissen Netherlands	40	4.0k 1.2×	1.5k 0.7×	617 0.7×	1.2k 1.7×	1.6k 2.7×	160	5.6k
Joan Sargeant Canada	39	3.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	906 1.0×	1.0k 1.5×	1.8k 3.2×	109	5.3k
Susan R. Swing United States	25	4.1k 1.2×	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	944 1.3×	1.3k 2.2×	48	5.6k
Fedde Scheele Netherlands	32	3.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	560 0.6×	609 0.9×	1.5k 2.6×	213	5.0k
Larry D. Gruppen United States	46	4.7k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	877 1.0×	1.1k 1.6×	1.9k 3.4×	211	6.9k
Reed G. Williams United States	37	2.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	775 0.8×	450 0.6×	510 0.9×	107	4.2k

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Ryan, Anna, Terry Judd, Carey Wilson, et al.. (2023). Timing's not everything: Immediate and delayed feedback are equally beneficial for performance in formative multiple‐choice testing. Medical Education. 58(7). 838–847. 7 indexed citations

Ryan, Anna, et al.. (2020). Beyond right or wrong: More effective feedback for formative multiple-choice tests. Perspectives on Medical Education. 9(5). 307–313. 16 indexed citations

Norcini, John J., M. Brownell Anderson, Valdes Roberto Bóllela, et al.. (2018). 2018 Consensus framework for good assessment. Medical Teacher. 40(11). 1102–1109. 195 indexed citations

Foster, Lauren, Monica M. Cuddy, David B. Swanson, et al.. (2018). Medical Student Use of Electronic and Paper Health Records During Inpatient Clinical Clerkships: Results of a National Longitudinal Study. Academic Medicine. 93(11S). S14–S20. 20 indexed citations

Ryan, Anna, Geoff McColl, Richard O’Brien, et al.. (2017). Tensions in post‐examination feedback: information for learning versus potential for harm. Medical Education. 51(9). 963–973. 16 indexed citations

Schuwirth, Lambert & David B. Swanson. (2013). Standardised versus individualised assessment: related problems divided by a common language. Medical Education. 47(6). 627–631. 3 indexed citations

Swanson, David B. & Cees van der Vleuten. (2013). Assessment of Clinical Skills With Standardized Patients: State of the Art Revisited. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 25(sup1). S17–S25. 101 indexed citations

Schuwirth, Lambert, Jerry A. Colliver, Larry D. Gruppen, et al.. (2011). Research in assessment: Consensus statement and recommendations from the Ottawa 2010 Conference. Medical Teacher. 33(3). 224–233. 41 indexed citations

Langer, Michelle M. & David B. Swanson. (2010). Practical considerations in equating progress tests. Medical Teacher. 32(6). 509–512. 11 indexed citations

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Ramineni, Chaitanya, Brian E. Clauser, Polina Harik, & David B. Swanson. (2008). Contrast Effects in the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills Examination. Academic Medicine. 83(Supplement). S45–S48. 2 indexed citations

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Swygert, Kimberly A., et al.. (2006). Assessing the Underlying Structure of the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 2 Test of Clinical Skills Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Academic Medicine. 81(Suppl). S17–S20. 17 indexed citations

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Cuddy, Monica M., David B. Swanson, Gerard F. Dillon, Matthew C. Holtman, & Brian E. Clauser. (2006). A Multilevel Analysis of the Relationships Between Selected Examinee Characteristics and United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 2 Clinical Knowledge Performance: Revisiting Old Findings and Asking New Questions. Academic Medicine. 81(Suppl). S103–S107. 29 indexed citations

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Cuddy, Monica M., Gerard F. Dillon, Brian E. Clauser, et al.. (2004). Assessing the Validity of the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge Examination through an Evaluation of its Clinical Relevance. Academic Medicine. 79(Supplement). S43–S45. 12 indexed citations

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Dillon, Gerard F., et al.. (2003). The Impact of Postgraduate Training and Timing on USMLE Step 3 Performance. Academic Medicine. 78(Supplement). S10–S12. 14 indexed citations

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Clauser, Brian E., Melissa J. Margolis, & David B. Swanson. (2002). An Examination of the Contribution of Computer-based Case Simulations to the USMLE Step 3 Examination. Academic Medicine. 77(Supplement). S80–S82. 26 indexed citations

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Swanson, David B., et al.. (1998). Seismic Vulnerability of Pacific Northwest Port Structures. 455–465.

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Case, Susan M., D R Ripkey, & David B. Swanson. (1996). The relationship between clinical science performance in 20 medical schools and performance on Step 2 of the USMLE licensing examination. 1994-95 Validity Study Group for USMLE Step 1 and 2 Pass/Fail Standards. Academic Medicine. 71(1). S31–3. 19 indexed citations

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Gruppen, Larry D., Cyril M. Grum, R M Fincher, et al.. (1996). Multi-site reliability and validity of a diagnostic pattern-recognition knowledge-assessment instrument. Academic Medicine. 71(10). S65–7. 3 indexed citations

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Swanson, David B.. (1992). Impact of the USMLE Step 1 on Teaching and Learning of the Basic Biomedical Sciences.. Academic Medicine. 67(9). 7 indexed citations

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Case, Susan M., et al.. (1992). Relationship between scores on NBME basic science subject tests and the first administration of the newly designed NBME Part I examination. Academic Medicine. 67(10). S13–5. 7 indexed citations

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