Analysis of the first‐time pass rate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care certifying examination (2010–2015)

Jandrey, Karl E.; Goggs, Robert; Kerl, Marie E.; Guillaumin, Julien; Kent, Michael S.

doi:10.1111/vec.12715

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“…A previous study identified an association between academic training centers and first-time ACVECC examination success 4 but was unable to identify the factors that underpinned this association.…”

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“…A previous study identified an association between academic training centers and first‐time ACVECC examination success 4 but was unable to identify the factors that underpinned this association. The present study reconfirmed this association between academic residencies and examination success and, moreover, identified multiple differences in the characteristics of both the residents and residency programs.…”

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“…Diplomates mentoring a median of 3 to 5 (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8) Candidates reported managing a median of 10 patients (5-15) that were mechanically ventilated during their residency. Most candidates (51/97, 52.6%) did not manage any renal replacement therapy cases during their residency.…”

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“…In an effort to address those concerns, the authors published a retrospective evaluation of candidate performance on the ACVECC certification examination from 2010 to 2015 and assessed the association of residency training programs with first‐attempt examination success 4 . That study documented an overall pass rate of 64.3%, with a median of 63.8% across the 6‐year‐period.…”

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Prospective investigation of factors associated with success on the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care certification examination (2016‐2018)

Goggs

Kerl

Jandrey

et al. 2021

J Vet Emergen Crit Care

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Objective To assess the association of candidate attributes and residency training factors with success on the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC) board certification examination and to develop multivariable models of first‐attempt success. Design Prospective survey‐based study. Setting Post‐assessment ACVECC examination candidates. Animals None. Interventions None. Measurements and main results Comprehensive surveys were distributed to ACVECC examination candidates in 2016 to 2018 after completion of their assessments, but prior to publication of examination results. Unique anonymous candidate identification numbers were used to match survey responses to outcome data from the office of the ACVECC Executive Secretary. After curation to retain only the first response from each candidate, there were 97 unique candidate responses available for analysis. Univariate analyses identified multiple factors associated with first‐attempt success and multiple differences between academic and private practice residency programs. Multivariable logistic regression modeling suggested that 5 factors were independently associated with first‐attempt success on the ACVECC examination, specifically younger age, more weeks of study prior to the examination, training at a facility with more ACVECC Diplomates, training at a facility with more ACVECC residents, and having no requirement to manage both Emergency Room (ER) and Critical Care (CC) cases simultaneously. Conclusions Numerous resident and training center factors are associated with success in the ACVECC board certification examination. Residents and training centers might be able to use these data to enhance training, but caution must be exercised because these data are associative only.

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Prospective investigation of factors associated with success on the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care certification examination (2016‐2018)

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Kerl

Jandrey

et al. 2021

J Vet Emergen Crit Care

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“…Published analyses of factors associated with board examination pass rates for other veterinary specialty residency programs include ophthalmology, emergency and critical care, and internal medicine. [13][14][15][16] Evaluation of examination performance of candidates of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) and small animal candidates of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC), respectively, found higher first-time board examination pass rates for residents in academic programs (AP) compared to private practice (PP). 13,14 Recently, a prospective study found factors associated with first-attempt success of the ACVECC board examination; training at programs with more ACVECC Diplomates, training at programs with more ACVECC residents, and having no requirement to manage both Emergency Room and Critical Care cases simultaneously, were independently associated with firstattempt success.…”

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Residency program factors affecting ACVS board examination pass rates from 2017 to 2021: A survey of ACVS small animal surgery residency programs

Michael,

Arai,

Gordon‐Evans

2024

Veterinary Surgery

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ObjectiveTo identify small animal surgery (SAS) residency program factors associated with board examination pass rates for the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) board certification examinations.Study designOnline survey.Sample populationProgram directors of ACVS‐registered SAS residency programs.MethodsAn online survey was distributed to eligible 2021 ACVS SAS residency program directors. Respondents provided program information and Phase I and Phase II board examination pass rate data from 2017 to 2021. Programs were grouped based on overall combined board examination pass rates as “excellent” (≥90%) versus “adequate” (<90%). Data were analyzed using recursive partitioning.ResultsResponses from 36 ACVS SAS residency programs (18 private practice [PP], 18 academic programs [AP]) were included. Pass rates were considered “excellent” for 17/36 programs (11/17 AP, 6/17 PP). The strongest indicator of “excellent” programs was most mentors participating in rounds >75% of the time. Of those, the second indicator of “excellent” programs was a soft tissue caseload of <7 surgeries/resident/week. If the soft tissue caseload was >7 surgeries/resident/week, a high orthopedic caseload (>9 surgeries/resident/week) was indicative of “excellent” programs. If most mentors were not participating in rounds >75% of the time, APs were more likely to be “excellent.”ConclusionSAS APs may have higher ACVS board examination pass rates. Mentor involvement, caseload, and residency practice type may influence board examination pass rates.Clinical impactACVS SAS residency programs' board examination pass rates may improve by optimizing mentor involvement and caseload regardless of practice type.

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A Model for Residency Training: The Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Residency Program at Purdue University

Thomovsky,

Johnson

2024

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

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Training residents in any specialty is a balancing act between ensuring high quality education, making certain the resident meets the requirements set forth by the specialty college to achieve credentials and be eligible to take the board certification examination, and fulfilling clinical duties at that institution. For programs such as this one, residents are integral members of the clinical team, working primary emergency receiving shifts in order to allow the service to function; this leads to a need to identify and protect learning time for the residents. Those involved in the Purdue Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care residency program believe that in the chaos that is emergency and critical care, a firm timeline with attainable checkpoints is crucial to resident success. Such a timeline follows goal setting theory and provides structure and guidance to candidates to navigate their three year program and ensure that they complete all requirements during the residency period. Candidates completing the Purdue program successfully finish their credentials, including at least one first author publication, and have at least one scientific presentation to improve their curriculum vitae. This paper serves to present the structure and timelines used by the Purdue Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care program to organize its residency program as an example of a successful program.

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Analysis of the first‐time pass rate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care certifying examination (2010–2015)

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References 13 publications

Prospective investigation of factors associated with success on the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care certification examination (2016‐2018)

Prospective investigation of factors associated with success on the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care certification examination (2016‐2018)

Residency program factors affecting ACVS board examination pass rates from 2017 to 2021: A survey of ACVS small animal surgery residency programs

A Model for Residency Training: The Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Residency Program at Purdue University

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