In-Training Examination in Internal Medicine

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Letters1 January 1995In-Training Examination in Internal MedicineSusan D. Wolfsthal, MD and Frank J. Hooper, MPH, ScDSusan D. Wolfsthal, MDUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine; Baltimore, MD 21201Search for more papers by this author and Frank J. Hooper, MPH, ScDUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine; Baltimore, MD 21201Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-122-1-199501010-00031 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Garibaldi and colleagues [1] discuss the usefulness and reliability of the In-Training Examination in Internal Medicine (ITE-IM). They note how residents and program directors can use scores to evaluate individual and group performances. We found that the ITE-IM has a strong positive predictive value in identifying residents who pass the certifying examination in internal medicine of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).Since 1988, all residents have taken the ITE-IM during their second year of residency and, since 1993, during both their second and third years. We analyzed the relation between the residents' performance on the ...Reference1. Garibaldi RA, Trontell MA, Waxman H, Holbrook JH, Kanya DT, Khoshbin S. The In-Training Examination in Internal Medicine. Ann Intern Med. 1994; 121:117-23. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Maryland School of Medicine; Baltimore, MD 21201 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA Prospective Study of the Relationship between Medical Knowledge and Professionalism among Internal Medicine ResidentsConference attendance and performance on the in-training examination in internal medicine 1 January 1995Volume 122, Issue 1Page: 73-74 Issue Published: 1 January 1995 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1995 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...