Department of Preventive Medicine, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, 300 East Hospital Road, Fort Gordon, GA 30905, USA.
Am J Prev Med. 2011 Dec;41(6):641-4. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.08.008.
To date, there has been no study correlating the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) in-service exam (ISE) with the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) certification exam.
To validate the ACPM ISE as a predictor of success on the ABPM certification exam.
ISE and ABPM certification exam scores were standardized by year using z-scores. The correlation between practicum year ISE scores and certification exam scores for military preventive medicine residencies in the National Capital and Washington State areas (core component only) was analyzed. A multivariable linear regression model included adjustments for age, gender, Master of Public Health grade point average (GPA), prior specialty board certification, and board deferral ≥1 year after graduation. Data were collected in 2010 and analyzed in 2011.
Performance on the ISE was correlated with performance on the ABPM certification core exam (r=0.61, p<0.001). Performance on the ISE was still significant after adjusting for relevant demographic and educational variables (p<0.001). Other significant covariates included GPA (p=0.001) and board deferral (p=0.04) in the linear regression model.
Performance on the ISE is moderately correlated with performance on the board certification core exam, and this correlation remained significant after adjustment in the linear regression model. These results serve to validate the ISE as a means for program directors to identify residents at academic risk and as encouragement for residents to take the certification exam as soon as possible after graduation.
迄今为止，尚未有研究将美国预防医学学院（ACPM）在职考试（ISE）与美国预防医学委员会（ABPM）认证考试相关联。
验证 ACPM ISE 是否可作为 ABPM 认证考试成功的预测指标。
使用 z 分数对 ISE 和 ABPM 认证考试成绩进行标准化。分析了国家首都和华盛顿州地区军事预防医学居住计划（仅核心部分）中第 1 实习年 ISE 分数与认证考试分数之间的相关性。多变量线性回归模型包括年龄、性别、公共卫生硕士平均绩点（GPA）、先前专业委员会认证以及毕业后 1 年以上的委员会延期等调整因素。数据于 2010 年收集，并于 2011 年进行分析。
ISE 的表现与 ABPM 认证核心考试的表现相关（r=0.61，p<0.001）。在调整了相关人口统计学和教育变量后，ISE 的表现仍然显著（p<0.001）。线性回归模型中的其他重要协变量包括 GPA（p=0.001）和委员会延期（p=0.04）。
ISE 的表现与委员会认证核心考试的表现中度相关，并且在线性回归模型中进行调整后，这种相关性仍然显著。这些结果证明 ISE 可以作为项目主任识别学术风险居民的一种手段，并鼓励居民在毕业后尽快参加认证考试。
