"The Competitive Edge: Improving American Board of Surgery In-Training " by Sean E. Masters, Kathryn K. Howard et al.
 

The Competitive Edge: Improving American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination Scores Through a Team-Based Competition.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2025

Publication Title

The American surgeon

Abstract

BackgroundThe American Board of Surgery (ABS) In-Training Examination (ABSITE) scores are predictive of passing the ABS qualifying exam and have become a marker of residency education success. A competitive team-based approach to encourage self-studying and didactic participation is a novel method of ABSITE preparation. We aimed to determine if this method significantly improves residents' percentile performances on the ABSITE.MethodsRetrospective review of ABSITE percentile scores were compared before and after implementation of a purchased online question bank (TrueLearn LLC, Mooresville, NC), a team-based competition, and a virtual format of the team-based competition.ResultsThe median ABSITE percentile at the program level increased from 40.0 (IQR 21.0-67.0) in 2011 to 77.0 by 2022 (IQR 60.0-91.0) (

Volume

91

Issue

6

First Page

933

Last Page

939

DOI

10.1177/00031348251318381

ISSN

1555-9823

PubMed ID

39903945

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