Table 3.
ABIM-CE performance by year group and elective exposure
| |
2006 (n=25) |
2007 (n=27) |
2008 (n=21) |
2009 (n=31) |
2010 (n=27) |
TOTAL |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean delta-SPS (95% CI) | n | Mean delta-SPS (95% CI) | n | Mean delta-SPS (95% CI) | n | Mean delta-SPS (95% CI) | n | Mean delta-SPS (95% CI) | n | Mean delta-SPS (95% CI) | ||
|
Cardiology |
Exposed |
19 |
158.9 |
21 |
172.3 |
17 |
122.5 |
31 |
112.7 |
25 |
92.6 |
113 |
128.6 |
| (123.4 - 194.5) |
|
(137.4-207.3) |
|
(80.0-165.1) |
|
(82.7-142.8) |
|
(56.4-128.9) |
|
(112.7-144.5) |
|||
| |
Unexposed |
6 |
172.8 |
6 |
165.5 |
4 |
188.3 |
0 |
- |
2 |
139.5 |
18 |
170.1 |
| (111.5-234.2) |
|
(90.2-240.8) |
|
(39.4-337.1) |
|
|
|
(69.6-209.4) |
|
(137.6-202.6) |
|||
| |
p |
|
0.68 |
|
0.85 |
|
0.18 |
|
- |
|
0.47 |
|
0.05 |
|
Endocrinology |
Exposed |
17 |
149.0 |
15 |
192.7 |
14 |
141.1 |
19 |
104.8 |
23 |
104.7 |
88 |
134.1 |
| (108.7-189.3) |
|
(145.8-239.5) |
|
(81.8-200.5) |
|
(64.6-145.0) |
|
(67.9-141.6) |
|
(114.9-153.3) |
|||
| |
Unexposed |
8 |
190.5 |
12 |
143.5 |
7 |
122.9 |
12 |
125.3 |
4 |
46.5 |
43 |
134.8 |
| (161.8-219.2) |
|
(111.7-175.3) |
|
(83.7-162.0) |
|
(73.5-177.0) |
|
(−78.1-171.0) |
|
(113.7-155.8) |
|||
| |
p |
|
0.17 |
|
0.09 |
|
0.66 |
|
0.51 |
|
0.21 |
|
0.96 |
|
Gastroenterology |
Exposed |
9 |
143.7 |
16 |
168.6 |
12 |
152.2 |
22 |
109.3 |
23 |
105.6 |
82 |
129.9 |
| (95.5-191.9) |
|
(130.4-206.8) |
|
(85.4-218.9) |
|
(75.3-143.4) |
|
(67.7-143.4) |
|
(111.3-148.4) |
|||
| |
Unexposed |
16 |
172.8 |
11 |
174.1 |
9 |
112.2 |
9 |
121.0 |
4 |
41.8 |
49 |
141.7 |
| (133.9-211.6) |
|
(119.3-228.9) |
|
(73.7-150.7) |
|
(45.8-196.2) |
|
(−33.7-117.2) |
|
(118.0-165.5) |
|||
| |
p |
|
0.33 |
|
0.85 |
|
0.31 |
|
0.73 |
|
0.17 |
|
0.43 |
|
Hematology |
Exposed |
4 |
136.3 |
14 |
167.4 |
12 |
139.3 |
15 |
115.5 |
20 |
111.6 |
65 |
131.1 |
| (44.9-227.6) |
|
(122.3-212.5) |
|
(93.1-185.4) |
|
(71.6-159.5) |
|
(70.7-152.4) |
|
(111.3-151.0) |
|||
| |
Unexposed |
21 |
167.2 |
13 |
174.5 |
9 |
129.4 |
16 |
110.1 |
7 |
52.0 |
66 |
137.4 |
| (134.6-199.9) |
|
(130.2-218.7) |
|
(47.4-211.5) |
|
(63.9-156.3) |
|
(−8.9-112.9) |
|
(115.9-158.9) |
|||
| |
p |
|
0.43 |
|
0.81 |
|
0.8 |
|
0.86 |
|
0.11 |
|
0.67 |
|
Infectious Diseases |
Exposed |
24 |
162.2 |
24 |
167.0 |
16 |
135.7 |
24 |
111.5 |
23 |
94.9 |
111 |
134.5 |
| (132.2-192.2) |
|
(135.5-198.5) |
|
(101.0-170.4) |
|
(76.0-147.0) |
|
(61.3-128.5) |
|
(119.6-149.5) |
|||
| |
Unexposed |
1 |
164.0 |
3 |
201.0 |
5 |
133.0 |
7 |
116.9 |
4 |
103.3 |
20 |
133.2 |
| |
|
(2.1-399.9) |
|
(−49.0-315.0) |
|
(142.4-191.3) |
|
(−114.7-321.2) |
|
(83.5-182.8) |
|||
| |
p |
|
- |
|
0.47 |
|
0.95 |
|
0.88 |
|
0.36 |
|
0.95 |
|
Oncology |
Exposed |
8 |
150.9 |
13 |
167.4 |
12 |
139.3 |
15 |
115.5 |
20 |
111.6 |
69 |
133.1 |
| (92.0-209.7) |
|
(122.3-212.5) |
|
(93.1-185.4) |
|
(71.6-159.5) |
|
(70.7-152.4) |
|
(113.8-152.4) |
|||
| |
Unexposed |
17 |
167.6 |
14 |
174.5 |
9 |
129.4 |
16 |
110.1 |
7 |
52.0 |
62 |
135.6 |
| (131.5-204.0) |
|
(130.2-218.7) |
|
(47.4-211.5) |
|
(63.9-156.3) |
|
(−8.9-112.9) |
|
(113.3-157.9) |
|||
| |
p |
|
0.58 |
|
0.81 |
|
0.80 |
|
0.86 |
|
0.11 |
|
0.87 |
|
Nephrology |
Exposed |
17 |
161.9 |
16 |
172.4 |
14 |
169.6 |
17 |
119.2 |
13 |
62.9 |
77 |
129.9 |
| (135.1-188.6) |
|
(134.4-210.5) |
|
(101.4-237.7) |
|
(76.2-162.2) |
|
(22.3-103.5) |
|
(111.5-148.3) |
|||
| |
Unexposed |
8 |
163.1 |
11 |
168.5 |
7 |
117.8 |
14 |
104.9 |
14 |
126.9 |
54 |
140.6 |
| (77.8-248.4) |
|
(113.3-223.6) |
|
(66.0-169.6) |
|
(57.4-152.3) |
|
(74.4-179.5) |
|
(116.6-164.5) |
|||
| |
p |
|
0.97 |
|
0.89 |
|
0.20 |
|
0.63 |
|
0.049 |
|
0.48 |
|
Pulmonary |
Exposed |
19 |
164.4 |
19 |
181.5 |
15 |
158.3 |
21 |
117.1 |
19 |
99.8 |
93 |
143.0 |
| (127.1-201.8) |
|
(144.4-218.5) |
|
(113.5-203.2) |
|
(53.8-145.8) |
|
(125.1-160.9) |
|
(76.5-81.1) |
|||
| |
Unexposed |
6 |
155.5 |
8 |
145.5 |
6 |
76.8 |
10 |
103.5 |
8 |
87.4 |
38 |
112.9 |
| (114.1-196.9) |
|
(90.5-200.5) |
|
(−3.6-157.3) |
|
(37.7-137.1) |
|
(89.4-136.5) |
|
(69.8-76.7) |
|||
| |
p |
|
0.79 |
|
0.26 |
|
0.048 |
|
0.67 |
|
0.74 |
|
0.06 |
|
Rheumatology |
Exposed |
18 |
150.0 |
19 |
176.9 |
12 |
171.9 |
22 |
126.3 |
18 |
94.1 |
89 |
141.5 |
| (120.8-179.2) |
|
(138.3-215.6) |
|
(119.3-224.6) |
|
(92.8-159.8) |
|
(52.1-136) |
|
(124.5-158.5) |
|||
| |
Unexposed |
7 |
193.9 |
8 |
156.3 |
9 |
85.9 |
9 |
79.4 |
9 |
100.2 |
42 |
119.0 |
| (111.3-276.4) |
|
(105.7-206.8) |
|
(34.3-137.5) |
|
(8.8-150.1) |
|
(29.3-171.1) |
|
(91.3-146.6) |
|||
| |
p |
|
0.16 |
|
0.52 |
|
0.0197 |
|
0.15 |
|
0.86 |
|
0.15 |
|
Primary Care |
Exposed |
6 |
212.3 |
7 |
168.7 |
5 |
146.4 |
5 |
108.2 |
7 |
99.7 |
30 |
144.3 |
| (137.2-287.5) |
|
(103.2-234.2) |
|
(18.4-274.4) |
|
(25.9-190.5) |
|
(19.8-151.9) |
|
(112.6-176.0) |
|||
| |
Unexposed |
19 |
146.5 |
20 |
171.6 |
16 |
131.5 |
26 |
113.6 |
20 |
85.9 |
101 |
131.3 |
| (116.3-176.7) |
|
(135.3-207.8) |
|
(86.6-176.4) |
|
(79.0-148.2) |
|
(57.0-142.4) |
|
(114.9-147.8) |
|||
| p | 0.04 | 0.93 | 0.74 | 0.89 | 0.72 | 0.50 | |||||||
Scores are reported as difference in standardized score compared to standardized passing score (delta-SPS) reported as mean (95% confidence interval). p-values represent comparison of exposed to unexposed residents for each elective exposure analyzed using unpaired two tailed t-test.