The Effectiveness of Public Simulated Oral Examinations in Preparation for the American Board of Surgery Certifying Examination: A Systematic Review

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 1026-1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Pennell ◽  
Peter McCulloch
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Oral Examinations ◽  
Certifying Examination ◽  
American Board Of Surgery

Benefits of Mock Oral Examinations in a Multi-institutional Consortium for Board Certification in General Surgery Training

2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (9) ◽  
pp. 817-821 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gokulakkrishna Subhas ◽  
Stephen Yoo ◽  
Yeon-Jeen Chang ◽  
David Peiper ◽  
Mark J. Frikker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Oral Examination ◽  
Pass Rate ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Pass Rates ◽  
Oral Examinations ◽  
The Many ◽  
Certifying Examination ◽  
The Cost ◽  
American Board Of Surgery

The Southeast Michigan Center for Medical Education (SEMCME) is a consortium of teaching hospitals in the Greater Detroit metropolitan area. SEMCME pools its resources for several educational means, including mock oral board examinations. The educational and cost benefits to mock oral examinations on a multi-institutional basis in preparation for the American Board of Surgery (ABS) certifying examination were analyzed. Ten-year multi-institution data from the mock oral examinations were correlated with ABS certifying examination pass rates. Mock oral examination scores were available for 107 of 147 graduates, which included 12 candidates who failed their certifying examination on the first attempt (pass rate = 89%). Four of 31 examinees who had a low score (4.9 or less) in their mock oral exams failed their certifying examination in their first attempt. The cost of running the mock examination was low (approximately $35/resident for 50 residents). When graduates from the last 10 years were surveyed, the majority of respondents believed that the mock oral examination helped in their success and with their preparation for the certifying examination. Thus, the many benefits of administering the examination with the resources of a consortium of hospitals result in the accurate reproduction of real-life testing conditions with reasonable overall costs per resident.

The utility of mock oral examinations in preparation for the American Board of Surgery certifying examination

2016 ◽  
Vol 211 (2) ◽  
pp. 416-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rana M. Higgins ◽  
Rebecca A. Deal ◽  
Daniel Rinewalt ◽  
Edward F. Hollinger ◽  
Imke Janssen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Examinations ◽  
Certifying Examination ◽  
American Board Of Surgery

The effect of improving communication competency on the certifying examination of the American board of surgery

2002 ◽  
Vol 183 (6) ◽  
pp. 655-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela A Rowland-Morin ◽  
Nicholas P Coe ◽  
A.Gerson Greenburg ◽  
Richard K Spence ◽  
William P Reed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communication Competency ◽  
Certifying Examination ◽  
American Board Of Surgery

scholarly journals Low Pass-rate in postgraduate surgical examination in Nigeria and its contribution to the low surgeon workforce in the country; a review article

SICOT-J ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Jonathan L. Ajah
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Royal College ◽  
General Surgery ◽  
The United States ◽  
Pass Rate ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Low Pass ◽  
Certifying Examination ◽  
The Uk ◽  
American Board Of Surgery

Surgical postgraduate examiners and examinees in Nigeria complain of the low pass rate at all levels of the postgraduate surgical training examinations to which several factors are contributing. For several years there has been being a persistently low surgeon workforce in the country despite having two surgeon producing institutions been for at least 37 years. A review of the probable causes was carried out to shed more light on the matter. At the time of writing there are 52 National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN) and 46 West African College of Surgeons (WACS) accredited post graduate surgery training programs in Nigeria compared with 99 in the United Kingdom (UK) and 1056 in the United States (US). Based on available data Nigeria has approximately 572 surgery residency training slots yearly compared with approximately 646 in the UK and 4225 in the US. Examination pass rate was less than 40% for primary WACS compared with 98% pass rate in USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination) 3, pass rate at part I was 28.8% for WACS compared with 37% at MRCS (Membership Royal College of Surgeons) part A and 57% for MRCS part B. For the exit examination or part II WACS pass rate was 31.5% (general surgery) while it was 64% for Fellowship Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) cumulative and 70% in the American board of surgery (ABS). Surgeon per 100 000 population was 0.69 for Nigeria compared with 11.7 and 25.6 for the UK and US respectively. In the last 35 years WACS has produced 1638 surgeons (2.8 times more than NPMCN) in surgery and NPMCN has produced 572. The frequency of examination were twice per year for both WACS and NPMCN examinations, 3 times per year for the USMLE step 3, MRCS (A & B) and Fellowship Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) general surgery. The American Board of Surgery (ABS) is once per year for Qualifying Examination (QE) and 5 times per year for Certifying Examination (CE).

Failure on the American Board of Surgery Examinations of General Surgery Residency Graduates Correlates Positively with States’ Malpractice Risk

2018 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 398-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel L. Dent ◽  
Mohammed J. Al Fayyadh ◽  
Jeremy A. Rawlings ◽  
Ramy A. Hassan ◽  
Jason W. Kempenich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Surgery ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Failure Rates ◽  
Pass Rates ◽  
Residency Programs ◽  
General Surgery Residency ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Certifying Examination ◽  
American Board Of Surgery ◽  
First Time

It has been suggested that in environments where there is greater fear of litigation, resident autonomy and education is compromised. Our aim was to examine failure rates on American Board of Surgery (ABS) examinations in comparison with medical malpractice payments in 47 US states/ territories that have general surgery residency programs. We hypothesized higher ABS examination failure rates for general surgery residents who graduate from residencies in states with higher malpractice risk. We conducted a retrospective review of five-year (2010–2014) pass rates of first-time examinees of the ABS examinations. States’ malpractice data were adjusted based on population. ABS examinations failure rates for programs in states with above and below median malpractice payments per capita were 31 and 24 per cent ( P < 0.01) respectively. This difference was seen in university and independent programs regardless of size. Pearson correlation confirmed a significant positive correlation between board failure rates and malpractice payments per capita for Qualifying Examination ( P < 0.02), Certifying Examination ( P < 0.02), and Qualifying and Certifying combined index ( P < 0.01). Malpractice risk correlates positively with graduates’ failure rates on ABS examinations regardless of program size or type. We encourage further examination of training environments and their relationship to surgical residency graduate performance.

The Certifying Examination of the American Board of Surgery: The Effect of Improving Communication and Professional Competency: Twenty-Year Results

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela A. Rowland ◽  
Thadeus L. Trus ◽  
Nicholas P. Lang ◽  
Horace Henriques ◽  
William P. Reed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Competency ◽  
Certifying Examination ◽  
American Board Of Surgery
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