Factors associated with successful passage of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine general examination.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Board certification relies on passing the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) general examination. Pass rates might depend on properties of residency training programs (RTP).

Hypothesis

We hypothesized that <4 weeks of dedicated study time, lack of board preparation lectures, status as a re-taker, and private practice RTP would result in lower pass rates of the ACVIM general examination.

Subjects

Two hundred forty-eight ACVIM general examinees.

Methods

Cross-sectional study. Examinees were surveyed using a Qualtrics survey over a 3-year period. Factors included: study weeks, on-call duty, board preparation lectures, academic or private practice program, and status as a re-taker.

Results

First-attempt examinees were more li

SUBMITTER: Boudreaux B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9151448 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature