Korean J Lab Med.  2006 Jun;26(3):227-231. 10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.3.227.

Correlation of In-training Examination Score with the Residency Program or the Score of the Board Examination of Laboratory Medicine

• Huh J
• Kim J
• Park J
• Kim H

• KMID: 2238892
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.3.227

Abstract

BACKGROUND: An in-training examination is given annually to the all laboratory medicine residents of in Korea. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of the in-training examinations according to the examinees' postgraduate years, a number of teaching faculty members and hospital beds, and the score of the board examination.
METHODS
A total number of examinees during the 5-year period from 2001 to 2005 were 311. All residents took the same in-training examinations given each year irrespective of the postgraduate year (PGY).
RESULTS
The scores of in-training examinations increased with advance in the examinees' PGY (P<0.01). The scores were not different according to the size of teaching faculty or hospital beds (P>0.05). The correlation coefficients of each PGY scores were from 0.474 to 0.755 (P<0.01). The scores of the 4th PGY were correlated with those of the board examinations (r=0.627, P<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
These results suggest that the scores of the in-training examinations may be a valid measure of knowledge acquired by residents during their training years and provide a useful information for improving the laboratory medicine residency training program.

Keyword

In-training examination; Residents; Score; Postgraduate year; Teaching Faculty; Hospital bed; Board examination

MeSH Terms

Education
Internship and Residency*
Korea

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  Fig. 1. Comparison of scores according to the postgraduate year (PGY).

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  Fig. 2. Correlation between scores of the 4th postgraduate year (PGY) and scores of board examination.

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