Purpose: To evaluate the effect of practice questions on CREOG ITE scores.
Background: The Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) annual in-training examination (ITE) is used to evaluate residents’ knowledge. Different study tools have demonstrated a positive correlation to CREOG ITE scores. However, there is limited literature assessing the effects of practice questions on CREOG ITE scores.
Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of fifteen OBGYN residents, their CREOG ITE, and practice bank scores. The primary outcome was the percentage of questions answered correctly, and whether there was a significant correlation (r) between scores in the two tests. Descriptive statistics include median, interquartile range (IQR), minimum and maximum scores. The correlation coefficient was considered significant at p= 0.05.
Results: The PGY distribution for the fifteen residents was as follows: four PGY1s, five PGY2s, four PGY3s, and two PGY4s. The median (IQR) number of practice bank questions attempted was 539 (IQR:247-1,048, minimum:0, maximum:1,143) and the median percentage of practice bank questions answered correctly was 61.4% (IQR:57.5%-67.6%). There was a significant positive, linear relationship between practice questions percent correct and CREOG ITE scores percent correct (r=0.717, p=0.004). The median CREOG ITE percent correct closely aligned with practice bank percent correct (61.8% vs 61.4%, respectively).
Discussions: There was a statistically significant positive correlation between practice questions percent correct and CREOG ITE scores. The practice questions can be used as a predictor to gauge how a resident will perform on CREOG ITE.
Topics: CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting, 2021, Resident, Faculty, Residency Director, Residency Coordinator, Medical Knowledge, CME, Assessment, Independent Study,
Sumin Park, MD, Lankenau Medical Center; Norman Brest, MD; Michael Belden, MD; Sam Meske, MS; Meghan Buckley, MS
