Correlation of In-training Examination Score with the Residency Program or the Score of the Board Examination of Laboratory Medicine.
10.3343/kjlm.2006.26.3.227
- Author:
Jungwon HUH
1
;
Jongwan KIM
;
Jongwoo PARK
;
Hyunok KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ewha Womans University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
In-training examination;
Residents;
Score;
Postgraduate year;
Teaching Faculty;
Hospital bed;
Board examination
- MeSH:
Education;
Internship and Residency*;
Korea
- From:The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2006;26(3):227-231
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
