Vascular Surgery In-Training Examination performance following implementation of the Vascular Surgical Council on Resident Education curriculum.
J Vasc Surg
; 78(2): 534-538, 2023 08.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The Vascular Surgery Surgical Council on Resident Education (VSCORE) program is a standardized curriculum intended to prepare Vascular Surgery trainees for the annual Vascular Surgery In-Training Examination (VSITE). This study evaluated the performance of 0+5 and 5+2 Vascular Surgery trainees on the VSITE prior to and following implementation of the VSCORE curriculum.METHODS:
VSITE scores, measured as percentage of questions correct, were collected for Vascular Surgery trainees at a United States academic medical center between 2015 and 2022. The VSITE scores were compared for the periods prior to (2015-2021) and following (2022) implementation of the VSCORE curriculum.RESULTS:
Fifty-seven VSITE scores were evaluated, including 46 examinations completed prior to and 11 after the implementation of the VSCORE curriculum. The mean VSITE score across all training levels (post-graduate year [PGY] 1-7) increased significantly from 68.4% ± 1.5% prior to implementation of VSCORE curriculum to 76.5% ± 3.1% following implementation (P = .03). Two-way analysis of variance identified pre- and post-VSCORE implementation as a statistically significant categorical variable when residents were stratified into junior (PGY 1-2), senior (PGY 3-5), and fellow (PGY 6-7) training levels (P < .001). The mean change in score between consecutive years also increased following VSCORE implementation (14.1% ± 2.3%) compared with the pre-VSCORE era (5.7% ± 1.7%; P = .002)CONCLUSIONS:
The implementation of the VSCORE curriculum at an academic medical center improved VSITE scores across vascular surgery trainees at all levels.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cirugía General
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Internado y Residencia
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Vasc Surg
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
Año:
2023
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Article