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Association between performance on Neurology In-Training and Certification Examinations

2013; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 80; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1212/wnl.0b013e31827b92a3

1526-632X

Dorthea Juul, Frederick G. Flynn, Laurie Gutmann, Robert M. Pascuzzi, Lynn C. Webb, Janice M. Massey, Steven T. DeKosky, Mary Foertsch, Larry R. Faulkner,

Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation

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.