Performance on the Nephrology In-Training Examination and ABIM Nephrology Certification Examination Outcomes.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Medical specialty and subspecialty fellowship programs administer subject-specific in-training examinations to provide feedback about level of medical knowledge to fellows preparing for subsequent board certification. This study evaluated the association between the American Society of Nephrology In-Training Examination and the American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology Certification Examination in terms of scores and passing status. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS:The study included 1684 nephrology fellows who completed the American Society of Nephrology In-Training Examination in their second year of fellowship training between 2009 and 2014. Regression analysis examined the association between In-Training Examination and first-time Nephrology

SUBMITTER: Jurich D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5969473 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature