Assessment of general surgery resident study habits and use of the TrueLearn question bank for American Board of Surgery In-Training exam preparation

被引：20
作者：
Imran, Jonathan B. [1 ]
Madni, Tarik D. [1 ]
Taveras, Luis R. [1 ]
Clark, Audra T. [1 ]
Ritchie, Christine [1 ]
Cunningham, Holly B. [1 ]
Christie, Alana [1 ]
Abdelfattah, Kareem R. [1 ]
Farr, Deborah [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Texas Southwestern Med Ctr Dallas, Dept Surg, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390 USA
来源：
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY | 2019年 / 218卷 / 03期
关键词：
ABSITE; Surgical education; Question bank; Preparation; Surgery; PERFORMANCE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.02.031
中图分类号：
R61 [外科手术学];
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摘要：
Background: Little information exists on the value of online question banks in preparing residents for the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE). Methods: We reviewed surgical residents' use of an online question bank (TrueLearn) and compared it to their ABSITE performance. Results: The 2016-2017 records of 44 PGY 2-5 general surgery residents were examined. The total number of TrueLearn questions answered significantly correlated (p <0.05) with correct answers and percentile rank on the 2017 ABSITE. If a resident was to complete the entire online TL question bank consisting of 1000 questions, the overall percentage correct and overall percentile on the ABSITE is estimated to increase by 3% and 20%, respectively. Conclusions: The use of the TrueLearn question bank is associated with an improved percentage of ABSITE questions answered correctly and improved PGY percentile scores. (C) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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