Association between performance on Neurology In-Training and Certification Examinations

作者：Juul Dorthea^*; Flynn Frederick G; Gutmann Laurie; Pascuzzi Robert M; Webb Lynn; Massey Janice M; DeKosky Steven T; Foertsch Mary; Faulkner Larry R

来源：Neurology, 2013, 80(2): 206-209.

DOI：10.1212/WNL.0b013e31827b92a3

Objective: This study analyzed the relationship between performance on the American Academy of Neurology Residency In-Service Training Examination (RITE) and subsequent performance on the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) Certification Examination.
Methods: Pearson correlation coefficients were used to examine the relationship between performance on the RITE and the Certification Examination for 2 cohorts of adult neurologists and 2 cohorts of child neurologists. The 2 cohorts represented test takers for 2008 and 2009.
Results: For adult neurologists, the correlation between the total RITE and the Certification Examination scores was 0.77 (p < 0.01) in 2008 and 0.65 (p < 0.01) in 2009. For child neurologists, it was 0.74 (p < 0.01) in 2008 and 0.56 (p < 0.01) in 2009.
Discussion: For 2 consecutive years, there was a significant correlation between performance on the RITE and performance on the ABPN Certification Examination for both adult and child neurologists. The RITE is a self-assessment examination, and performance on the test is a positive predictor of future performance on the ABPN Certification Examination. Neurology (R) 2013;80:206-209

• 出版日期2013-1
• 单位美国弗吉尼亚理工大学(Virginia Tech)