Assessment of general surgery resident study habits and use of the TrueLearn question bank for American Board of Surgery In-Training exam preparation.
Am J Surg
; 218(3): 653-657, 2019 09.
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| ID: mdl-30890262
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Little information exists on the value of online question banks in preparing residents for the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE).METHODS:
We reviewed surgical residents' use of an online question bank (TrueLearn) and compared it to their ABSITE performance.RESULTS:
The 2016-2017 records of 44 PGY 2-5 general surgery residents were examined. The total number of TrueLearn questions answered significantly correlated (pâ¯<â¯0.05) with correct answers and percentile rank on the 2017 ABSITE. If a resident was to complete the entire online TL question bank consisting of 1000 questions, the overall percentage correct and overall percentile on the ABSITE is estimated to increase by 3% and 20%, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
The use of the TrueLearn question bank is associated with an improved percentage of ABSITE questions answered correctly and improved PGY percentile scores.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cirurgia Geral
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Competência Clínica
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Hábitos
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Internato e Residência
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Surg
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos