Novel interactive text-messaging curriculum for endocrinology board review
Background: The ABIM certification exam is one of the measures to ensure that physicians have the clinical skills for good care delivery. The 5-year average pass rate for ABIM Endocrinology exam is 82%. The pass rate significantly decreased to a nadir of 74% in 2021 and 2022, lowest of all medicine...
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| author | Priyanka Majety Ayodele Ajayi Anna M. Modest Maria Vamvini Jason A. Freed |
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| description | Background: The ABIM certification exam is one of the measures to ensure that physicians have the clinical skills for good care delivery. The 5-year average pass rate for ABIM Endocrinology exam is 82%. The pass rate significantly decreased to a nadir of 74% in 2021 and 2022, lowest of all medicine subspecialties. Objectives: To assess the feasibility of text messaging curriculum for fellows and its utility in improving their test performance. Methods: In 2021, endocrinology fellows from 51 programs across the country were invited to participate in our curriculum. They completed a pre-test, joined a texting group via Remind application and received 1 multiple choice question daily (total n = 78). After 15 weeks, they completed a post-test and survey. Paired results from pre- and post-test were compared. Results: A total of 89 fellows from 27 programs responded. Of these, 82 fellows, predominantly females (n = 60; 73 %), filled out the pre-test. On an average, 42 fellows (SD = 12) responded to the questions daily and 57 % of them answered the questions within 24 h. Thirty fellows completed the post-test. The median number of correct responses on the pre-test was 5 (IQR 3–6), compared to 8 (IQR 6–9) in the post-test. There was a significant improvement (p-value < 0.0001) in fellows’ performance in the post-test when compared with the pre-test following our intervention. Conclusions: Text-messaging based curriculum for exam preparation is feasible and can improve test performance. Fellows find receiving a daily high yield multiple choice question via text-message as a useful tool for exam preparation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a92fee4b50c1454eba53b007d03e92dc2023-12-10T06:16:10ZengElsevierJournal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology2214-62372023-12-0134100326Novel interactive text-messaging curriculum for endocrinology board reviewPriyanka Majety0Ayodele Ajayi1Anna M. Modest2Maria Vamvini3Jason A. Freed4Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, VA, United States; Corresponding author at: Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, VA 23298, United States.Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United StatesDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United StatesSection on Integrative Physiology and Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United StatesDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United StatesBackground: The ABIM certification exam is one of the measures to ensure that physicians have the clinical skills for good care delivery. The 5-year average pass rate for ABIM Endocrinology exam is 82%. The pass rate significantly decreased to a nadir of 74% in 2021 and 2022, lowest of all medicine subspecialties. Objectives: To assess the feasibility of text messaging curriculum for fellows and its utility in improving their test performance. Methods: In 2021, endocrinology fellows from 51 programs across the country were invited to participate in our curriculum. They completed a pre-test, joined a texting group via Remind application and received 1 multiple choice question daily (total n = 78). After 15 weeks, they completed a post-test and survey. Paired results from pre- and post-test were compared. Results: A total of 89 fellows from 27 programs responded. Of these, 82 fellows, predominantly females (n = 60; 73 %), filled out the pre-test. On an average, 42 fellows (SD = 12) responded to the questions daily and 57 % of them answered the questions within 24 h. Thirty fellows completed the post-test. The median number of correct responses on the pre-test was 5 (IQR 3–6), compared to 8 (IQR 6–9) in the post-test. There was a significant improvement (p-value < 0.0001) in fellows’ performance in the post-test when compared with the pre-test following our intervention. Conclusions: Text-messaging based curriculum for exam preparation is feasible and can improve test performance. Fellows find receiving a daily high yield multiple choice question via text-message as a useful tool for exam preparation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214623723000145Text-messagingBoard reviewMedicine fellowsEndocrinologyABIM examExam preparation |
| spellingShingle | Priyanka Majety Ayodele Ajayi Anna M. Modest Maria Vamvini Jason A. Freed Novel interactive text-messaging curriculum for endocrinology board review Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology Text-messaging Board review Medicine fellows Endocrinology ABIM exam Exam preparation |
| title | Novel interactive text-messaging curriculum for endocrinology board review |
| title_full | Novel interactive text-messaging curriculum for endocrinology board review |
| title_fullStr | Novel interactive text-messaging curriculum for endocrinology board review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Novel interactive text-messaging curriculum for endocrinology board review |
| title_short | Novel interactive text-messaging curriculum for endocrinology board review |
| title_sort | novel interactive text messaging curriculum for endocrinology board review |
| topic | Text-messaging Board review Medicine fellows Endocrinology ABIM exam Exam preparation |
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