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Structured Textbook Review And Individualized Learning Plans Successfully Remediate Underperforming Residents And Improve General Surgery Program Performance On The Absite, Aaron Pinnola, Christoph Kaufmann
Structured Textbook Review And Individualized Learning Plans Successfully Remediate Underperforming Residents And Improve General Surgery Program Performance On The Absite, Aaron Pinnola, Christoph Kaufmann
HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
Background
We endeavored to create an evidence-based curriculum to improve general surgery resident fund of knowledge. Global and resident-specific interventions were employed to this end. These interventions were monitored via multiple choice question results on a weekly basis and American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) performance.
Methods
This study was performed in a prospective manner over a 2-year period. A structured textbook review with testing was implemented for all residents. A focused textbook question-writing assignment and a Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE)-based individualized learning plan (ILP) were implemented for residents scoring below the 35th percentile on the ABSITE. …