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Performance of Candidates on the Geriatric Medicine Items of the American Board of Internal Medicine Certifying Examination
Author(s) -
Norcini John J.,
Lipner Rebecca S.,
Steel Knight
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1985.tb04190.x
Subject(s) - medicine , geriatrics , family medicine , medline , gerontology , psychiatry , political science , law
The performance of candidates on the geriatric medicine items on the American Board of Internal Medicine's 1980, 1981, and 1982 Certifying Examinations was analyzed. For the 1981 and 1982 examinations, candidates who trained in residency programs having a special emphasis on geriatric medicine performed significantly better on the geriatric items than did candidates who attended other residency programs, regardless of overall medical knowledge. This finding suggests the efficacy of training in geriatric medicine as measured by a written examination.