0
March 1986, Vol 140, No. 3 >
Article | March 1986

Utilization of In-Training Examination Results FREE

MURRAY M. KAPPELMAN, MD; JAMES M. LEWIS, MD
Am J Dis Child. 1986;140(3):188-189. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1986.02140170014007.
Text Size: A A A
Published online
Article
References
Comments

Sir.—Burg1 has recently raised a number of questions concerning the current system of education and evaluation of pediatricians. One aspect of the process, the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) in-training examination (ITE), is widely used by pediatric residency programs to assess annually the cognitive knowledge and problem-solving skills of residents, to familiarize residents with the ABP certifying examination format, and to internally evaluate the adequacy of graduate medical education curricula.2,3 Although the validity and reliability of the ITE as a measure of competency may be questioned, positive correlation has been demonstrated with faculty ratings on a pediatric inpatient rotation, past performance on the Medical College Admission Test, and college grade point average.4,5 Past analysis of the ITE has indicated that the examination appropriately measures longstanding core pediatric knowledge.6 We present and evaluate a method of analyzing and concisely summarizing ITE results for optimal utilization of

REFERENCES

1 +
Burg FD:  The education and evaluation of the pediatric resident: Whose responsibility? AJDC 1985;;139:198-199.
2 +
Chaisson GM:  The development and utilization of in-training examination in graduate medical education . J Med Educ 1978;;53:502-504.
3 +
Hubbard JP, Furlow LT, Matson DD:  An intraining examination for residents as a guide to learning . N Engl J Med 1967;;276:448-451.
4 +
Kastner L, Gore E, Novack AH:  Pediatric residents' attitudes and cognitive knowledge, and faculty ratings . J Pediatr 1984;;104:814-818.
5 +
Ronai AK, Golmon ME, Shanks CA, et al:  Relationship between past academic performance and results of specialty in-training examinations . J Med Educ 1984;;59:341-344.
6 +
Hoffer FA, Oski FA:  The 'in-training examination' of the American Board of Pediatrics: Does it test for 'new' or 'old' information? Pediatrics 1979;;64:7-9.

Figures

Tables

Interactive Graphics

Video

Country-Specific Mortality and Growth Failure in Infancy and Yound Children and Association With Material Stature

Use interactive graphics and maps to view and sort country-specific infant and early dhildhood mortality and growth failure data and their association with maternal

References

1 +
Burg FD:  The education and evaluation of the pediatric resident: Whose responsibility? AJDC 1985;;139:198-199.
2 +
Chaisson GM:  The development and utilization of in-training examination in graduate medical education . J Med Educ 1978;;53:502-504.
3 +
Hubbard JP, Furlow LT, Matson DD:  An intraining examination for residents as a guide to learning . N Engl J Med 1967;;276:448-451.
4 +
Kastner L, Gore E, Novack AH:  Pediatric residents' attitudes and cognitive knowledge, and faculty ratings . J Pediatr 1984;;104:814-818.
5 +
Ronai AK, Golmon ME, Shanks CA, et al:  Relationship between past academic performance and results of specialty in-training examinations . J Med Educ 1984;;59:341-344.
6 +
Hoffer FA, Oski FA:  The 'in-training examination' of the American Board of Pediatrics: Does it test for 'new' or 'old' information? Pediatrics 1979;;64:7-9.

Correspondence

Submit a Letter
CME
Accreditation Information
The American Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The AMA designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM per course. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Physicians who complete the CME course and score at least 80% correct on the quiz are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.
Note: You must get at least of the answers correct to pass this quiz.
Clear Answers | Save For Later
You have not filled in all the answers to complete this quiz
The following questions were not answered:
Sorry, you have unsuccessfully completed this CME quiz with a score of
The following questions were not answered correctly:
Commitment to Change (optional):
Indicate what change(s) you will implement in your practice, if any, based on this CME course.
Your quiz results:
The filled radio buttons indicate your responses. The preferred responses are highlighted
For CME Course: A Proposed Model for Initial Assessment and Management of Acute Heart Failure Syndromes
Indicate what changes(s) you will implement in your practice, if any, based on this CME course.
NOTE:
Citing articles are presented as examples only. In non-demo SCM6 implementation, integration with CrossRef’s “Cited By” API will populate this tab (http://www.crossref.org/citedby.html).
Compression-Only CPR: Pushing the Science Forward
Cone
AAM 2010;304:1493-1495.
All you need to read in the other general journals
BMJ 2010;341:c5893-c1494.
Submit a Comment

Some tools below are only available to our subscribers or users with an online account.

Related Content

Customize your page view by dragging & repositioning the boxes below.

© 2013 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
Powered bySilverchair Information Systems