Structured Textbook Review and Individualized Learning Plans Successfully Remediate Underperforming Residents and Improve General Surgery Program Performance on the ABSITE.
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Abstract
Background: We endeavored to create an evidence-based curriculum to improve general surgery resident fund of knowledge. Global and resident-specific interventions were employed to this end. These interventions were monitored via multiple choice question results on a weekly basis and American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) performance.
Methods: This study was performed in a prospective manner over a 2-year period. A structured textbook review with testing was implemented for all residents. A focused textbook question-writing assignment and a Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE)-based individualized learning plan (ILP) were implemented for residents scoring below the 35th percentile on the ABSITE.
Results: Curriculum implementation resulted in a statistically significant reduction in the number of residents scoring below the 35th percentile, from 50% to 30.8% (P = .023). One hundred percent of residents initially scoring below the 35th percentile were successfully remediated over the study period. Average overall program ABSITE percentile scores increased from 38.5% to 51.4% over a 2-year period.
Conclusion: Structured textbook review and testing combined with a question-writing assignment and a SCORE-focused ILP successfully remediated residents scoring below the 35th percentile and improved general surgery residency ABSITE performance.