一个以团队为基础的美国外科学会在训练中的考试 (ABSITE) 竞赛提高了考试成绩
Graham J Spurzem1, J Jeffery Reeves1, Jennifer A Berumen1
1Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA.
Journal of surgical education
|September 20, 2024
概括
使用TrueLearn (TL) 练习问题进行的团队竞赛显著提高了普通外科住院医生的美国外科委员会在训练考试 (ABSITE) 成绩. 填写更多问题与更高的ABSITE成绩相关,表明这种干预可以提高考试准备.
科学领域:
- 医学教育 医学教育
- 进行外科手术培训.
- 评估评估的方法
背景情况:
- 美国外科手术委员会在培训考试 (ABSITE) 对于整体外科住院医生的职业发展至关重要.
- 使用实践问题库可以提高ABSITE分数,更高的完成率与更好的表现相关.
研究的目的:
- 在一般外科住院计划中设计和实施一项新的以团队为基础的ABSITE竞赛.
- 分析这种竞争对居民ABSITE业绩的影响.
主要方法:
- 在2024年ABSITE之前的6个月内,居民被随机分配到团队中.
- 监控了TrueLearn (TL) 练习题的完成情况.
- 配对t测试和线性回归被用来比较得分和问题完成数据从前一年的学年.
主要成果:
- 平均ABSITE百分比得分显著增加了4.6% (p < 0.001).
- 总完成的TL问题与ABSITE分数正相关 (R2=0.21,p < 0.001).
- 填写另外300个问题可能会使得得分数增加4.8个百分点.
结论:
- 基于团队的ABSITE竞赛是改善居民问题库利用率的有效干预措施.
- 这种竞争显著提高了整体外科住院医生的ABSITE分数.
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