Rationale and Objectives
Since the American Board of Radiology (ABR) instituted the new system of board certification,
there has been much discussion as to the test's validity. We decided to evaluate if
subjective evaluation of resident performance correlated with ABR Qualifying (Core)
Examination performance at this single institution.
Materials and Methods
Data regarding resident evaluation scores by attending physicians and passage of board
examinations was gathered regarding residents who had taken the ABR Qualifying (Core)
Examination from 2013 through 2019 for a total of 42 residents, eight of whom failed
the ABR Qualifying (Core) Examination on their first attempt. A univariate analysis
comparing scores with resident passage or failure of the ABR Qualifying (Core) Examination
on the first attempt and analyses correcting for class year only and class year and
number of evaluations was performed.
Results
The non-weighted average evaluation score of years 1, 2, and 3 was 80.24% for those
who failed the ABR Qualifying (Core) Examination and 83.71 % for those who passed.
On univariate analysis along with analyses correcting for class year only and class
year along with number of evaluations, there was a statistically significant correlation
with decreased evaluation scores averaged over the three years of residency and failure
of the ABR Qualifying (Core) Examination (p = 0.0102, p = 0.003, and p = 0.0043). The statistical significance held for the average numerical score in each
individual year of training in all analyses except for year 1 of the univariate analysis
(p = 0.1264).
Conclusion
At the studied institution, there was a statistically significant correlation between
lower subjective faculty evaluation scores and failure of the ABR Qualifying (Core)
Examination.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: February 27, 2022
Accepted:
January 4,
2022
Received in revised form:
January 2,
2022
Received:
August 30,
2021
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