Aligning In-Service Training Examinations in Plastic Surgery and Orthopaedic Surgery With Competency-Based Education

• DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-17-00116.1
• Publication Date: 2017-08-23T20:36:08Z
• Authors: Nishant Ganesh Kumar; Michael A. Benvenuti; Brian C. Drolet
• Keywords: Inservice Training; 4. Education; Internship and Residency; Competency-Based Education; United States; 03 medical and health sciences; Orthopedics; 0302 clinical medicine; Education, Medical, Graduate; Humans; Clinical Competence; Educational Measurement; Surgery, Plastic

In-service training examinations (ITEs) are used to assess residents across specialties. However, it is not clear how they integrated with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Milestones and competencies.This study explored distribution of specialty-specific milestones competencies in ITEs plastic surgery orthopaedic surgery.In-service were publicly available (PSITE) orthopaedics (OITE). Questions on PSITE 2014-2016 OITE 2013-2015 mapped 6 competencies.There was an uneven ITE questions. Nine 36 Plastic Surgery represented 52% (341 650) questions, 3 included ITE. Of 41 Orthopaedic Milestones, 7 51% (201 394) 5 had no representation Among competencies, patient care most common (PSITE = 62% [403 650]; 59% [233 394]), followed by medical knowledge 34% [222 31% [124 394]). Distribution remaining differed between 2 specialties 4% [25 9% [37 394]).The tested slightly more than half specialties, focused predominantly competencies.