title: Faculty turnover and resident in-training examination and board scores.
abstract: We tested the association between educator turnover and resident performance. A retrospective study analyzed an orthopedic residency for 12 years. Orthopaedic In-Training Examination (OITE) scores for residents and American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery part 1 scores for graduates were analyzed with linear regression. Turnover was at first low, then rose, and finally dropped; OITE scores went the opposite direction. The OITE score nadir was just after the turnover apex, and the association was significant (P = .008). Turnover was not associated with board scores. Educators and policymakers should know that faculty turnover appears negatively associated with resident OITE performance.
authors.affiliation: Bone and Soft Tissue Trauma Research Program, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA. john.kragh@amedd.army.mil
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Kragh
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002568:Certification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000193:education; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011336:Probability; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013044:Specialty Boards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*