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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

復健科住院醫師的自評測驗：台灣首次經驗

Abstract

Objective: The national Self-Assessment Examination (SAE) for residents has been held in the United States for many years. However, no similar test has been held by any medical specialty association in Taiwan. The first national SAE in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM & R) aimed to provide a benchmark for residents and medical institutes.Material and Methods: The written questions of the Certification Examination 2005 of the Taiwan Board of PM & R were used in the SAE for residents. Participants were first to third year residents in PM & R from various medical institutes and candidates for the board examination (fourth year residents and those who had failed previous board exams). Results: Participants were required to answer at least 120 out of 200 (60%) questions correctly to pass in SAE. The pass rate of candidates for the board examination was 80.8%, but none of the first, second or third year residents passed the SAE. Average scores at the board examination were 67.3 points, with first year residents having the lowest average scores (40.9 points). Test questions could be grouped into 27 subspecialties. Higher error rates were found in the subspecialties of electrodiagnosis, functional electrical stimulation, and prosthesis and orthosis. Fourth year residents trained at medical centers got significantly higher scores (p=0.01) than those trained at non-center hospitals, but there was no significant difference in the scores of first to third year residents trained at medical centers or noncenter hospitals. Conclusion: Through the SAE, residents can evaluate their medical knowledge. The results can also be used as a reference by associations of medical specialists for designing future training programs.

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Traditional Chinese

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