The journal of education in perioperative medicine : JEPM
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J Educ Perioper Med · Jan 2014
Use of social media resources by applicants during the residency selection process.
The attitudes of residency applicants regarding social media resources and how these resources affect their decisions during residency selection have not been well-studied. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of electronic and social media resources by residency applicants and the impact of these resources on their residency selection decisions. ⋯ Social media resources serve a valuable role for residency applicants. Applicants who accessed our program's Facebook page reported that it made them more likely to apply to our program, interview at our program, and that it increased the position of our program on their rank order lists.
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J Educ Perioper Med · Jan 2014
Predicting Success: Does Performance on the Anesthesia Knowledge Test - 6 (AKT-6) correlate with the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) Licensing Exam first-time pass rate?
We sought to determine the relationship between residents' Anesthesia Knowledge Test 6 (AKT-6) scores and their first-time success/failure on the American Board of Anesthesiology written licensing examination. Reliable early identification of residents at risk for failing the ABA exam would be an invaluable screening tool for program leadership and facilitate timely remediation for struggling residents. ⋯ Observations from this work help to validate educators' use of AKT-6 exam performance as a marker for likelihood of success/failure on the ABA written licensing exam. Our analysis, based on data from eight training programs, yielded definitive cut points for ABA exam failure and passing. ROC analysis of our data supports a recommendation for educators to intervene with trainees scoring at or below the 36(th) percentile or 56% correct on AKT-6 testing. Our results likely require confirmation in a larger subset of anesthesiology residency programs.