TY - JOUR
T1 - Performance on the Cardiovascular In-Training Examination in Relation to the ABIM Cardiovascular Disease Certification Examination
AU - Indik, Julia H.
AU - Duhigg, Lauren M.
AU - McDonald, Furman S.
AU - Lipner, Rebecca S.
AU - Rubright, Jonathan D.
AU - Haist, Steven A.
AU - Botkin, Naomi F.
AU - Kuvin, Jeffrey T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 American College of Cardiology Foundation
PY - 2017/6/13
Y1 - 2017/6/13
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - American Board of Internal Medicine
KW - cardiovascular disease fellowship program
KW - cardiovascular education
KW - fellow-in-training
KW - medical knowledge assessment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.04.020
DO - 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.04.020
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28595703
AN - SCOPUS:85020264356
SN - 0735-1097
VL - 69
SP - 2862
EP - 2868
JO - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
JF - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
IS - 23
ER -