Orthopedic In-Training Examination: An Analysis of the Sports Medicine Section-An Update.

摘要: OBJECTIVE Previously published studies have evaluated Orthopedic In-Training Examination sports medicine questions, but none whether question difficulty has changed over time. DESIGN Sports subsection questions between 2012 and 2016 were compared with previously data on from 2004 to 2009. Question categories classified into 1 of 3 taxonomy levels—basic recall, diagnosis, advanced problem solving. SETTING Medical University South Carolina; Charleston, SC, 29425; Institution. PARTICIPANTS Two residents the Subsection separately. Then an attending physician resolve discrepancies. A statistician was used for analysis. RESULTS Utilization imaging modalities averaged 37%, 28% (11/39) containing 2 or more modalities. There increases in utilization problem-solving (45% vs. 27%, p = 0.002) decreases basic recall (49% 67%, p = 0.008) data. CONCLUSIONS While percentage represented by remained relatively unchanged, there fewer requiring demonstrate simple increased demand perform solving while utilizing multiple