Relationship of electronicmedical knowledge resource use and practice characteristics with internal medicine maintenance of certification examination scores

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 917-923

  Reed, Darcy A ^a   West, Colin P ^a   Holmboe, Eric S ^b   Halvorsen, Andrew J ^a   Lipner, Rebecca S ^b   Jacobs, Carola ^b   McDonald, Furman S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; IM MOCE; Internal medicine maintenance of certification examination; Scores

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NURSING HOME; PHYSICIAN; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDUCATION; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD;

ADULT; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84864473249     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2017-5     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. American Board of Medical Specialties. Maintenance of Certification. http://www.abms.org/Maintenance-of-Certification/ABMS-MOC.aspx. Accessed January 7, 2012.
2. Drazen JM, Weinstein DF. Considering recertification. N Engl J Med. 2010;362:946-947.
3. Lipner RS, Bylsma WH, Arnold GK, Fortna GS, Tooker J, Cassel CK. Who is maintaining certification in internal medicine-and why? A national survey 10 years after initial certification. Ann Intern Med. 2006;144(1):29-36. (Pubitemid 46780717)
4. Cassel CK, Holmboe ES. Credentialing and public accountability: A central role for board certification. JAMA. 2006;295(8):939-940.
5. Brennan TA, Horwitz RI, Duffy FD, Cassel CK, Goode LD, Lipner RS. The role of physician specialty board certification status in the quality movement. JAMA. 2004;292(9):1038-1043. (Pubitemid 39129190)
6. Sharp LK, Wang R, Lipsky MS. Perception of Competency to Perform Procedures and Future Practice Intent: A National Survey of Family Practice Residents. Acad Med. 2003;78(9):926-932. (Pubitemid 37129263)
7. Holmboe ES, Lipner R, Greiner A. Assessing quality of care: Knowledge matters. JAMA. 2008;299(3):338-340. (Pubitemid 351159372)
8. American Board of Internal Medicine. Requirements for Maintenance of Certification. http://www.abim.org/moc/requirements-for-MOC.aspx. Accessed January 7, 2012.
9. Norcini JJ, Shea JA, Benson JA Jr. Changes in the medical knowledge of candidates for certification. Ann Intern Med. 1991;114(1):33-35.
10. Norcini JJ, Grosso LJ, Shea JA, Webster GD. The relationship between features of residency training and ABIM certifying examination performance. J Gen Intern Med. 1987;2(5):330-336.
11. Norcini JJ, Webster GD, Grosso LJ, Blank LL, Benson JA Jr. Ratings of residents' clinical competence and performance on certification examination. J Med Educ. 1987;62(6):457-462. (Pubitemid 17090111)
12. Norcini JJ, Lipner RS, Benson JA Jr, Webster GD. An analysis of the knowledge base of practicing internists as measured by the 1980 recertification examination. Ann Intern Med. 1985;102(3):385-389. (Pubitemid 15134682)
13. Norcini JJ, Lipner RS, Kimball HR. Certifying examination performance and patient outcomes following acute myocardial infarction. Med Educ. 2002;36(9):853-859. (Pubitemid 35177223)
14. Norcini JJ, Boulet JR, Dauphinee WD, Opalek A, Krantz ID, Anderson ST. Evaluating the quality of care provided by graduates of international medical schools. Health Affairs. 2010;29(8):1461-1468.
15. Chen J, Rathore SS, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Physician board certification and the care and outcomes of elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction. J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21(3):238-244.
16. Prystowsky JB, Bordage G, Feinglass JM. Patient outcomes for segmental colon resection according to surgeon's training, certification, and experience. Surgery. 2002;132(4):663-670.
17. Holmboe ES, Wang Y, Meehan TP, et al. Association between maintenance of certification examination scores and quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(13):1396-1403. (Pubitemid 352008420)
18. Pham HH, Schrag D, Hargraves JL, Bach PB. Delivery of preventive services to older adults by primary care physicians. JAMA. 2005;294 (4):473-481. (Pubitemid 41124180)
19. Davidoff F. Continuing Medical Education Resources. J Gen Intern Med. 1997;12(S2):S15-S19.
20. Duffy FD, Holmboe ES. Self-assessment in lifelong learning and improving performance in practice: Physician know thyself. JAMA. 2006;296(9):1137-1139. (Pubitemid 44343535)
21. Choudhry NK, Fletcher RH, Soumerai SB. Systematic review: The relationship between clinical experience and quality of health care. Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(4):260-273. (Pubitemid 40216243)
22. Norcini JJ, Maihoff NA, Day SC, Benson JA Jr. Trends in medical knowledge as assessed by the certifying examination in internal medicine. JAMA. 1989;262(17):2402-2404. (Pubitemid 19261811)
23. Marinopoulos SS, Dorman T, Ratanawongsa N, et al. Effectiveness of continuing medical education. Evid Rep Tech Assess (Full Rep). 2007;149:1-69.
24. Bloom BS. Effects of continuing medical education on improving physician clinical care and patient health: A review of systematic reviews. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2005;21(3):380-385. (Pubitemid 41099219)
25. Davis DA, Thomson MA, Oxman AD, Haynes RB. Changing physician performance. A systematic review of the effect of continuing medical education strategies. JAMA. 1995;274(9):700-705.
26. Leach DC, Fletcher SW. Perspectives on continuing education in the health professions: Improving health care through lifelong learning. Chest. 2008;134(6):1299-1303.
27. Goldman L, Goroll AH, Kessler B. Clinical Decisions. American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification Program, Recommendation 2: Do not enroll in the current MOC program. N Engl J Med. 2010;362:950-952.
28. Gruppen LD, Frohna AZ. Clinical reasoning. In: Norman GR, van der Vleuten CP, Newble DI, eds. International Handbook of Research in Medical Education. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic; 2002:205-230.
29. Bowen JL. Educational strategies to promote clinical diagnostic reasoning. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:2217-2225. (Pubitemid 44791163)
30. McDonald FS, Zeger SL, Kolars JC. Factors associated with medical knowledge acquisition during internal medicine residency. J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22(7):962-968. (Pubitemid 46878610)
31. American College of Physicians. PIER, Physicians' information and Education Resource. Available at: Http://pier.acponline.org/overview. html. Accessed January 7, 2012.
32. UpToDate. About the company. Available at: Http://www.uptodate.com/home/ about/about.html. Accessed January 7, 2012.
33. Brennan RL, Ed. Educational Measurement. Fourth ed. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers; 2006.
34. Callahan CA, Hojat M, Veloski J, Erdmann JB, Gonnella JS. The Predictive Validity of Three Versions of the MCAT in Relation to Performance in Medical School, Residency, and Licensing Examinations: A Longitudinal Study of 36 Classes of JeffersonMedical College. AcadMed. 2010;85(6):980-7.
35. McDonald FS, Zeger SL, Kolars JC. Associations between United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and Internal Medicine In-Training Examination (IM-ITE) scores. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23(7):1016-1019. (Pubitemid 351960264)
36. Grossman RS, Fincher RM, Layne RD, Seelig CB, Berkowitz LR, Levine MA. Validity of the in-training examination for predicting American Board of Internal Medicine certifying examination scores. J Gen Intern Med. 1992;7(1):63-67.
37. Babbott SF, Beasley BW, Hinchey KT, Blotzer JW, Holmboe ES. The predictive validity of the internal medicine in-training examination. Am J Med. 2007;120(8):735-740. (Pubitemid 47176520)
38. Carney PA, Poor DA, Schifferdecker KE, Gephart DS, Brooks WB, Nierenberg DW. Computer use among community-based primary care physician preceptors. Acad Med. 2004;79(6):580-590. (Pubitemid 38691485)
39. McGee SR, Irby DM. Teaching in the Outpatient Clinic: Practical Tips. J Gen Intern Med. 1997;12(S2):S34-S40.
40. Lipner R, Song H, Biester T, Rhodes R. Factors that influence general internists' and surgeons' performance on maintenance of certification exams. Acad Med. 2010;86(1):53-58.
41. Lavis JN, Lomas J, Hamid M, Sewankambo NK. Bull World Health Organ. 2006;84:620-628.