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Does the Preferred Study Source Impact Orthopedic In-Training Examination Performance?

Jeffrey J Theismann¹, Erik J Solberg¹, Julie Agel¹

¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Electronic learning platforms are widely used by orthopedic surgery residents. No single platform significantly improved orthopedic in-training examination scores more than others, indicating varied effectiveness in medical knowledge acquisition.

Keywords:

Orthopaedic in-training examination medical knowledge online learning resident curriculum study sources

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Medical Education
Orthopedic Surgery Training
Digital Learning

Background:

Medical knowledge acquisition is crucial for orthopedic surgery residents.
Traditional and electronic learning resources are utilized for training.
Assessing the impact of various learning modalities on resident performance is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the role of electronic learning platforms in orthopedic surgery residency.
To compare the effectiveness of different medical knowledge acquisition methods.
To assess resident perceptions of study resource usefulness.

Main Methods:

Survey administered to 386 orthopedic surgery residents across 9 programs.
Residents ranked sources of medical knowledge acquisition and study habits.
Survey results correlated with changes in orthopedic in-training examination (OITE) percentile scores.

Main Results:

82% of residents use online learning platforms as primary resources.
All primary learning resources showed positive changes in OITE scores.
No single resource demonstrated superior performance improvement over others; resident expectations predicted OITE score changes.

Conclusions:

Electronic learning platforms are increasingly dominant in orthopedic residency education.
Current evidence suggests no single study resource significantly outperforms others in improving OITE scores.
Further research is needed to optimize electronic learning methodologies for surgical competency.