A training course for the Israeli phase I written board examination in internal medicine increases the success rate of foreign graduate physicians.

BACKGROUND: Foreign graduate residents in internal medicine perform poorly on the Israeli phase I written board examination as compared to local graduates from Israeli medical schools. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a preparatory course, aimed at foreign graduates, on their success rate in the Israeli phase I written board examination in internal medicine. METHODS: The preparatory course consisted of seven 4-h weekly meetings that took place 3 months before the board examination.