Effect of the American Urological Association Annual Review Course on the Results of the Urology Qualifying Examination

McDougall, Elspeth M.; Connelly, Donna; Howards, Stuart S.; Carrick, Todd; Joseph, David B.

doi:10.1016/j.juro.2012.08.201

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“…Previous studies have identified factors associated with board examination pass rates, such as review courses; structured remediation; examination preparation; country of training; and residency characteristics, including regional location, program size, residency accreditation cycle length, participation in examination simulations, and city population size . This study is the first of its kind to report physician preparation for the ABEM ConCert examination.…”

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Physician Preparation for the American Board of Emergency Medicine ConCert Examination

Marco

Wahl

Counselman

et al. 2016

Academic Emergency Medicine

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Objectives: To maintain certification by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), physicians are required to pass the Continuous Certification (ConCert) examination at least every 10 years. On the 2014 ConCert postexamination survey, ABEM sought to understand the manner in which ABEM diplomates prepared for the test and to identify associations between test preparation approaches and performance on the ConCert examination.Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey study. The survey was administered at the end of the 2014 ConCert examination. Analyses included chi-square and linear regression to determine the association of preparation methods with performance.Results: Of the 2,431 on-time test-takers, 2,338 (96.2%) were included. The most commonly used study approach was the review of written materials designed for test preparation (1,585; 67.8%), followed by an online training course (1,006; 43.0%). There were 758 (32.4%) physicians who took a single onsite board review course, while 41 (1.8%) took two or more onsite courses. Most physicians (1,611; 68.9%) spent over 35 hours preparing for the ConCert examination.

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confidence: 97%