2017
DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2017.1294225
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Association between EMS Question Bank Completion and Passing Rates on the EMS Certification Examination

Abstract: Completing the question bank program was associated with improved pass rates on the EMS certification exam. Strong performance on the question bank correlated with success on the exam.

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“…Students are able to track their own progress over time and often compare their results with other students. They are used by students studying for the United States Medical Licensing Examination [13], and associated with improved rates of passing the Emergency Medicine certification examinations in the United States [14]. In these contexts, students are using the question banks to revise and practice exam technique for specific examinations.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Students are able to track their own progress over time and often compare their results with other students. They are used by students studying for the United States Medical Licensing Examination [13], and associated with improved rates of passing the Emergency Medicine certification examinations in the United States [14]. In these contexts, students are using the question banks to revise and practice exam technique for specific examinations.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, it is not clear from the study whether the same subject experts who created the question bank were also involved in formulating questions for the fellowship exam. The most important fact is these students used question banks along with regular learning resources [ 33 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…All data were originally collected for programmatic/quality assurance purposes as part of the EMS Question Bank/In-Training Exam program. Surveys were distributed as part of an EMSITE that was developed from an EMS Question Bank created by members of the Council of EMS Fellowship Directors (Overland Park, Kansas USA) 7 . The exam consisted of 170 multiple-choice questions and allowed fellows to compare their performance to their peers and to candidates who were preparing for the 2015 EMS Sub-Specialty Exam.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%