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ArticleJournal of graduate medical education2018

Developing an Assessment Framework for Essential Internal Medicine Subspecialty Topics.

Natasha Chida, Christopher Brown, Jyoti Mathad, Kelly Carpenter, George Nelson, Marcos C Schechter, Paulina A Rebolledo, Valeria Fabre, Diana Silva Cantillo, Sarah Longworth and 8 more

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors.

Natasha Chida
Christopher Brown
Jyoti Mathad
Kelly Carpenter
George Nelson
Marcos C Schechter
Paulina A Rebolledo
Valeria Fabre
Diana Silva Cantillo
Sarah Longworth
Valerianna Amorosa
Christian Petrauskis
Catherine Boulanger
Natalie Cain
Amita Gupta
Jane McKenzie-White
Robert Bollinger
Michael Melia

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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAssessing residents by direct observation is the preferred assessment method for infrequently encountered subspecialty topics, but this is logistically challenging.

objectiveWe developed an assessment framework for internal medicine (IM) residents in subspecialty topics, using tuberculosis diagnosis for proof of concept.

methodsWe used a 4-step process at 8 academic medical centers that entailed (1) creating a 10-item knowledge assessment tool; (2) pilot testing on a sample of 129 IM residents and infectious disease fellow volunteers to evaluate validity evidence; (3) implementing the final tool among 886 resident volunteers; and (4) assessing outcomes via retrospective chart review. Outcomes included tool score, item performance, and rates of obtaining recommended diagnostics.

resultsFollowing tool development, 10 infectious disease experts provided content validity. Pilot testing showed higher mean scores for fellows compared with residents (7 [SD = 1.8] versus 3.8 [SD = 1.7], respectively,

conclusionsOur assessment framework revealed knowledge and practice gaps in tuberculosis diagnosis in IM residents. Adopting this approach may help ensure assessment is not limited to frequently encountered topics.

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Clinical CompetenceInternship and ResidencyCurriculumEducation, Medical, GraduateHumansInternal MedicineMedical RecordsPhysiciansRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesTuberculosis

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PMID29946392
PMCPMC6008041

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