Impact of a focused review course in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery on test performance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Core Curriculum Review Course in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery is a 4-day educational program consisting of 77 didactic lectures that provide a comprehensive review of the material required for surgeons preparing for the American Board of Thoracic Surgery competency written examination. The lectures are supplemented with a written syllabus and interactive audience participation system. We sought to determine whether participation in this course could improve participants' performance on a cardiothoracic subject-based test.

Methods

Sixty-five participants attended the 2018 course. Before beginning the course lectures, a multiple-choice pretest consisting of 77 questions was administered via mobile application to gauge the participants' baseline knowledge.

SUBMITTER: Doty JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9390413 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature