Trainee Utilization of the SCORE Curriculum is Associated With Improved ABSITE Performance: A Multi-institutional...

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Surgical Training
• Assessment

Background:

• The Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE) utilizes a 2-year curriculum cycle called "This Week in SCORE" (TWIS) for general surgery residents.
• No prior multi-institutional studies have assessed the impact of SCORE and TWIS on American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) performance.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the effect of SCORE content and TWIS curriculum usage on ABSITE performance.
• To determine if SCORE and TWIS usage predicts success on the ABSITE.

Main Methods:

• Eight residency programs (university and community) participated in the study from 2017-2020.
• Analyzed SCORE logins (high usage >10/year, low usage ≤10/year) and TWIS quiz completion (high usage ≥1/year, low usage =0/year).
• Examined ABSITE percentile scores, adjusted for postgraduate year (PGY).

Main Results:

• Four hundred and twenty-eight trainees were included in the analysis.
• Trainees demonstrating high SCORE and TWIS usage consistently achieved higher ABSITE percentile scores.
• This positive association was most pronounced in postgraduate years 1 and 2.

Conclusions:

• Increased utilization of SCORE content significantly enhances ABSITE performance across all postgraduate training levels.
• This multi-institutional study identifies higher SCORE content usage as a predictor of ABSITE success.