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CATALYST: Piloting a Longitudinal Assessment and Learning Program for Board Recertification and Continuous
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
|February 14, 2020
Summary
The CATALYST platform, a longitudinal formative assessment, shows promise for physician recertification. Most users felt it improved their knowledge and patient care, with some correlation to board exam performance.
Area of Science:
- Osteopathic medical education
- Continuing professional development
- Medical assessment
Background:
- CATALYST is a longitudinal formative assessment platform designed to enhance complex, durable, and practice-relevant learning for osteopathic physicians.
- It aims to support ongoing competency demonstration as an alternative to traditional recertification examinations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the CATALYST platform's value through subjective feedback from board diplomates.
- To compare diplomates' performance on CATALYST questions with their board examination results.
Main Methods:
- A pilot study involved diplomates from three osteopathic specialty boards.
- Participants received two CATALYST questions weekly for 16 weeks.
- Feedback was collected via an end-of-study survey, and performance data was correlated with board exam scores.
Main Results:
- 196 diplomates completed the survey; 95% believed CATALYST helped them stay current, and 91% felt it would improve patient care.
- A significant positive correlation was observed between CATALYST performance and board examination scores for the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOBIM) (r=0.51, P<.001).
- Correlations for the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics (AOBP) and American Osteopathic Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AOBOG) were not statistically significant.
Conclusions:
- The CATALYST platform demonstrates potential value for physician recertification and patient safety.
- Further research is ongoing to refine the platform, with a new user-friendly version in development.
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