A comparative study of resident performance on standardized training examinations and the American board of ophthalmology written examination

Ophthalmology

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2435-2439

  Johnson, Gene A ^a   Bloom, Jeffrey N ^a   Szczotka Flynn, Loretta ^a   Zauner, Debra ^a   Tomsak, Robert L ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; AMERICAN BOARD OF OPHTHALMOLOGY WRITTEN QUALIFYING EXAMINATION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; GENDER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OPHTHALMIC KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM SCORE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES MEDICAL LICENSING EXAMINATION;

ADULT; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LICENSURE; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649823570     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.03.056     Document Type: Article

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