학술논문
A scoping review of successful strategies for passing the American Board of Surgery certifying examination.
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Academic Journal
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Publisher: Elsevier Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101768812 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2589-8450 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 25898450 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Surg Open Sci Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
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English
Abstract
Background: This scoping review identifies existing literature that investigates what factors contribute to success on the American Board of Surgery (ABS) Certifying Exam (CE) to provide practical, evidence-based recommendations.
Methods: A Pubmed search was completed utilizing the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis extension for scoping review (PRISMA-ScR) method.
Results: Of 4368 articles identified, 45 articles met criteria for review. Manuscripts were placed into one of five categories: predictors from medical school, program interventions, modifiable candidate factors, the effect of mock oral exams, and those factors shown not to provide benefit for CE preparation.
Conclusions: A variety of factors have either been shown to provide benefit for or be predictive of CE performance. Acknowledgement of these factors can provide benefit to both surgery residents as well as surgery programs. Despite these findings, research into these factors is generally of low quality, prompting the need for ongoing, high-quality investigations.
Competing Interests: The authors of this manuscript have no related conflicts of interest to declare.
(© 2023 The Authors.)
Methods: A Pubmed search was completed utilizing the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis extension for scoping review (PRISMA-ScR) method.
Results: Of 4368 articles identified, 45 articles met criteria for review. Manuscripts were placed into one of five categories: predictors from medical school, program interventions, modifiable candidate factors, the effect of mock oral exams, and those factors shown not to provide benefit for CE preparation.
Conclusions: A variety of factors have either been shown to provide benefit for or be predictive of CE performance. Acknowledgement of these factors can provide benefit to both surgery residents as well as surgery programs. Despite these findings, research into these factors is generally of low quality, prompting the need for ongoing, high-quality investigations.
Competing Interests: The authors of this manuscript have no related conflicts of interest to declare.
(© 2023 The Authors.)