A Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Pivot: Development of the American Board of Anesthesiology's Virtual APPLIED Examination.
Anesth Analg
; 133(5): 1331-1341, 2021 Nov 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34517394
ABSTRACT
In 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic interrupted the administration of the APPLIED Examination, the final part of the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) staged examination system for initial certification. In response, the ABA developed, piloted, and implemented an Internet-based "virtual" form of the examination to allow administration of both components of the APPLIED Exam (Standardized Oral Examination and Objective Structured Clinical Examination) when it was impractical and unsafe for candidates and examiners to travel and have in-person interactions. This article describes the development of the ABA virtual APPLIED Examination, including its rationale, examination format, technology infrastructure, candidate communication, and examiner training. Although the logistics are formidable, we report a methodology for successfully introducing a large-scale, high-stakes, 2-element, remote examination that replicates previously validated assessments.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Health context:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
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4_TD
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Specialty Boards
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Certification
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Computer-Assisted Instruction
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Educational Measurement
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COVID-19
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Anesthesiology
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Anesth Analg
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article