Effect of a cardiac-specific didactic course on Thoracic Surgery In-Training Examination performance Marc R Moon, MD, Ralph J Damiano, MD, G.Alexander Patterson, MD, William A Gay, MD, Joel D Cooper, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 75, Issue 4, Pages 1128-1131 (April 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04713-6
Fig 1 Correlation between standardized test-taking history (average scores on the United States Medical Licensing Examination and the American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination) and Thoracic Surgery In-Training Examination (TSITE) score. r = 0.50, p < 0.001. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 1128-1131DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04713-6)
Fig 2 Correlation between subjective faculty assessment of residents’ cardiothoracic knowledge (see Material and Methods for details on subjective faculty scoring) and Thoracic Surgery In-Training Examination (TSITE) score. r = 0.60, p < 0.001. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 1128-1131DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(02)04713-6)