Performance on the Cardiovascular In-Training Examination in Relation to the ABIM Cardiovascular Disease Certification Examination

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

卷:69

Review

Indik, Julia H.¹  Duhigg, Lauren M.²  McDonald, Furman S.²  Lipner, Rebecca S.²  Rubright, Jonathan D.³  Haist, Steven A.³  Botkin, Naomi F.⁴  Kuvin, Jeffrey T.⁵ 

[1] Univ Arizona, Coll Med, Tucson, AZ USA

[2] Amer Board Internal Med, Philadelphia, PA USA

[3] Natl Board Med Examiners, Philadelphia, PA USA

[4] UMass Mem Med Ctr, Worcester, MA USA

[5] Dartmouth Hitchcock Med Ctr, Lebanon, NH 03766 USA

关键词: American Board of Internal Medicine;    cardiovascular disease fellowship program;    cardiovascular education;    fellow-in-training;    medical knowledge assessment;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jacc.2017.04.020

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The American College of Cardiology In-Training Exam (ACC-ITE) is incorporated into most U.S. training programs, but its relationship to performance on the American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease (ABIM CVD) Certification Examination is unknown. ACC-ITE scores from third-year fellows from 2011 to 2014 (n = 1,918) were examined. Covariates for regression analyses included sex, age, medical school country, U.S. Medical Licensing Examination Step, and ABIM Internal Medicine Certification Examination scores. A secondary analysis examined fellows (n = 511) who took the ACC-ITE in the first and third years. ACC-ITE scores were the strongest predictor of ABIM CVD scores (p < 0.0001), and the most significant predictor of passing (p < 0.0001). The change in ACC-ITE scores from first to third year was a strong predictor of the ABIM CVD score (p < 0.001). The ACC-ITE is strongly associated with performance on the ABIM CVD Certification Examination. (C) 2017 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation.

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