Relationship Between Standardized Test Scores and Board Certification Exams in a Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program.

Background Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics (Med/Peds) residencies rely on categorical program data to predict pass rates for the American Board of Internal Medicine Certifying Exam (ABIM-CE) and the American Board of Pediatrics Certifying Exam (ABP-CE). There is insufficient literature describing what best predicts a Med/Peds resident passing board exams. In this study, we aimed to determine how standardized test scores predict performance on ABIM-CE and ABP-CE for Med/Peds residents.

Residents' perceptions of a college health clinic to train internal medicine residents in adolescent and primary care internal medicine.

Purpose: To assess internal medicine residency graduates' perception of the value of a college health clinic in providing adolescent medicine and general primary care training to internal medicine residents.

Methods: An 11-item questionnaire was sent in mid-2004 to all physicians who had received training at a college health clinic during their internal medicine residency program. Variables examined included time in the clinic and current practice characteristics.