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Home Research Research Library Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination Evaluating the Systematic Validity of a Medical Subspecialty Examination 2012 Author(s) Raddatz, Mikaela M, Royal, Kenneth D, and Pennington, Jessica Topic(s) Education & Training, and Family Medicine Certification Volume Midwestern Educational Research Association Source Midwestern Educational Research Association The purpose of this study is to determine if the construct of a medical subspecialty examination, as defined by the hierarchy of item difficulties, is stable across physicians who completed a fellowship and recertifiers as compared to non-fellows. Three comparisons of groups are made: 1) Practice pathway board candidates compared to members of all other boards taking the subspecialty examination, 2) Practice pathway board candidates who did not complete a fellowship compared to members of all other boards, and 3) Practice pathway board candidates who completed a fellowship compared to new candidates who had not completed a fellowship. All group comparisons showed significant positive correlations. As expected, the study did not find evidence of DIF between subgroups. However, non-fellowship examinees do score systematically lower than their fellowship taking counterparts. This suggests the value of a fellowship program. The study demonstrates the stability of the construct, therefore the reason behind the difference in passing rate lies elsewhere and should be examined. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2023 The Association Between Length of Training and Family Medicine Residents’ Clinical Knowledge: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study Go to The Association Between Length of Training and Family Medicine Residents’ Clinical Knowledge: A Report From the Length of Training Pilot Study 2017 Are Milestones Really Measuring Development? Go to Are Milestones Really Measuring Development? 2024 Certifying Boards Can Provide Knowledge that Shapes Policy Go to Certifying Boards Can Provide Knowledge that Shapes Policy 2019 Improving Quality Improvement Go to Improving Quality Improvement
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