title: Can we predict final outcome of internal medicine residents with in-training evaluation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the predictive value of in-training evaluation for determining future success in the internal medicine board certifying examination.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-seven internal medicine residents from Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital who undertake the Thai Board examination during the academic year 2006-2008 were enrolled. Correlation between the scores during internal medicine rotation and final scores in board examination were then examined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant positive linear correlation was found between scores from both written and clinical parts of board certifying examination and scores from the first-year summative written and clinical examinations and also the second-year formative written examination (r = 0.43-0.68, p < 0.001). Monthly evaluation by attending staffs was less well correlated (r = 0.29-0.36) and the evaluation by nurses or medical students demonstrated inverse relationship (r = -0.2, p = 0.27 and r = -0.13, p = 0.48).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Some methods of in-training evaluation can predict successful outcome of board certifying examination. Multisource assessments cannot well extrapolate some aspects of professional competences and qualities.
authors: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. siade@mahidol.ac.th
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mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education*; D007396:Internship and Residency; D016015:Logistic Models; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011361:Professional Competence; D013044:Specialty Boards