Purpose: To determine how implementation of the TrueLearn (TL)
question bank and mock in-service training exam (ITE) impacts performance on
the CREOG ITE.
Background: The CREOG ITE is an annual exam on which, success has
been correlated to success on the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Qualifying Exam. Question banks are quickly becoming a popular study tool, but their
utility on improving CREOG ITE performance is unknown.
Methods: We performed a quasi-experimental retrospective review
of the CREOG ITE score reports from 2017 to 2019 at our institution. Starting
in 2018, TL was made available and a mock ITE was administered for the first
time. A two-sided paired t-test compared average annual improvement in CREOG
ITE scores before and after TL implementation. Correlation coefficients between
TL usage and improvement on the 2019 ITE were calculated using Pearson correlation
testing and a linear regression was used to determine their association.
Results: After providing TL, mean improvement in percentage
points on the CREOG ITE was 6.6, 9.33 and 6.75 as residents matriculated from
PGY1-2, PGY2-3 and PGY3-4 respectively. This was a significant improvement compared
to the previous year. As a program there was a moderate correlation with
TL usage and percentage point improvement on the CREOG ITE; r=0.38, p= 0.038.
Discussions: After providing universal access to TL question bank and administering a mock ITE, a statistically significant improvement on the CREOG ITE was seen. TL’s question bank and mock ITE are valuable resources for improving CREOG ITE performance.
Topics: CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting, 2020, Resident, Faculty, Clerkship Director, Clerkship Coordinator, Osteopathic Faculty, Residency Director, Residency Coordinator, Medical Knowledge, Systems-Based Practice & Improvement, Practice-Based Learning & Improvement, GME, Assessment, Independent Study, Problem-Based Learning, General Ob-Gyn,
Terrell Martin,
MD; Indiana University School of Medicine;
Anthony Shanks,
MD; Nicole Scott, MD
