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Researchers analyze shoulder and elbow section of Orthopaedic In-Training Exam
Osbahr DC. Am J Orthop. 2012; 41 (2): 63-68.
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A group of researchers analyzed the shoulder and elbow section of the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination (OTIE) to identify patterns in question content and recommended American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons references, as well as to evaluate resident performance according to training year, according to this study.
The researchers reportedly looked at S&E questions from the 2005-2009 exams. They analyzed resident performance scores, tested topics, tested imaging modalities, tested treatment modalities, taxonomy classification and recommended references.
The S&E section accounted for 5.9% of the entire exam, according to the abstract. The researchers found that shoulder questions made up 86.3% of the questions in the section with 54.2% of the shoulder questions covering shoulder instability, shoulder arthritis/arthroplasty and rotator cuff pathology. 37.5% of the section was imaging modality questions, and treatment modality questions made up 45% of the exam. Journal articles were the most common recommended references. Overall, training year was the most important predictor of resident performance, with mean resident performance improving during each training year.
“Results of this study provided unique information related to content, recommended references and resident performance of the S&E section of the OITE,” the authors wrote in the abstract. “We hope that use of this information will help improve resident performance and optimize S&E curricula.”