Resident and program characteristics that impact performance on the Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program (OKAP)
Resident and program characteristics that impact performance on the Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program (OKAP)
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DOI:
10.1186/s12909-019-1637-4
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发表时间:
2019-06-07
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Woreta, Fasika A.
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作者:
Zafar, Sidra;Wang, Xueyang;Woreta, Fasika A.
BackgroundTo determine which resident and program characteristics correlate with ophthalmic knowledge, as assessed by resident Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program (OKAP) performance.MethodsAn online survey was sent in June 2017 to all US ophthalmology residents who took the OKAP in April 2017.ResultsThe survey response rate was 13.8% (192/1387 residents). The mean respondent age was 30.4years, and 57.3% were male. The mean [SD] self-reported 2017 OKAP percentile was 61.9 [26.7]. OKAP performance was found to have a significant positive correlation with greater number of hours spent/week studying for the OKAPs (p=0.007), with use of online question banks (p