The Kolb learning cycle in American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam remediation: the Accelerated Clinical Education in Surgery course.
BACKGROUND
Surgical training integrates the 4 steps of the Kolb learning cycle. Residents who scored at 30th percentile or less on the American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam (ABSITE) were enrolled in the Accelerated Clinical Education in Surgery (ACES) course that incorporated the Kolb cycle.


METHODS
For concrete experience, Surgical Education and Self-Assessment Program (SESAP-13) was completed according to the syllabus. For reflective consideration, further reading was done on SESAP 13 topics and corresponding ABSITE Keywords. For the abstract hypotheses step; these keywords and topics were reviewed with the mentor. Active testing involved a required weekly on-line quiz based on the syllabus.


RESULTS
Correct scores on the ABSITE increased for 78.6% of residents in the ACES course, with 28.6% scoring 30th percentile or greater. Senior percent correct scores increased by 7.3% and junior percentile scores by 12.5%.


CONCLUSIONS
Remediation using the Kolb cycle improved ABSITE performance for a majority of participants.
Kosir
Mary Ann
MA
Surgical Service, John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA. mary.kosir@va.gov
Fuller
Lisa
L
Tyburski
James
J
Berant
Lisa
L
Yu
Minghuan
M
D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007858:Learning; D008824:Michigan; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States