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Resident and Faculty Perceptions of the Value of End-of-Rotation Oral Examinations
*Ryland S Stucke, Kari M Rosenkranz, Paul H Kispert
Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH

OBJECTIVE: Determine the value of end-of rotation oral examinations.
DESIGN: Survey
SETTING: Academic residency program
PARTICIPANTS:
PGY 3 - 5 (N=8) Faculty (N=10)
INTERVENTIONS: None
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Perception of oral exams to test knowledge and prepare residents for board examinations.
RESULTS:
FACULTY PERCEPTIONS

Expectation of resident performance		Met 70%	Did not meet 30%
Resident’s knowledge		At/above expected 70%	Below Expected 30%
My ability to assess resident knowledge prior to mock oral		Good 100%	Poor 0%
Mock oral exams vs. ABSITE as a test of knowledge	Better 50%	Similar 30%	Different 20%
Didactics/clinical conferences adequately assess resident knowledge		Yes 50%	No 50%
Oral exam helpful in assessing knowledge		Yes 90%	No 10%

RESIDENT PERCEPTIONS

Difficulty of Oral Exam	Expected 75%	Harder 12%	Easier 12%
Assessment of Knowledge	Expected 62%		Worse than expected 38%
Exam identified my knowledge gaps	Many 25%	Few 75%	None 0
Surprised by my knowledge gaps	Not surprised 38%	Mildly surprised 63%	Very surprised 0
Mock oral vs ABSITE to test knowledge	Better 75%	Similar 12%	Worse 12%

Resident results: Preparation for QE/CE

	YES	NO
Didactic system (SCORE) prepares for QE / CE	25%	75%
Clinical conferences prepare for QE / CE	12%	88%
Frequent oral exams helpful in passing CE / QE	88%	12%

CONCLUSIONS
Faculty members feel that clinical interactions predict performance on oral examinations. The oral format detected unexpected knowledge deficits. Residents feel frequent oral examinations provide a better test of knowledge than the ABSITE and better preparation for the CE / QE than the SCORE curriculum or clinical conferences. Faculty and residents feel strongly that frequent mock oral exams are beneficial. Oral examinations should be incorporated into the resident curriculum.

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