ACADEMIC REMEDIATION POLICY
(Effective 2008, updated August 2014, reviewed Dec.
2018)
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Our department expects each resident to have
as a minimum goal a ranking of 50% on the yearly In-Training Exam.
Failure to achieve a percentile
ranking of at least 30% on the In-Training Exam (ITE) will result in
an automatic notification to the resident and their faculty mentor by
the Clinical Competency Committee (CCC) of
Academic Remediation status.
A score of less than 30% rank correlates with a level that historically
places you at risk of failing the ABA Written Board Examination.
Failure to pass the ABA
BASIC Examination will also result in an automatic notification to
the resident and their faculty mentor by the Clinical Competency
Committee (CCC) of Academic
Remediation status.
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New residents taking the
ITE at the CB levels are compared nationally to other residents at
this level. This score is meant to establish a baseline of knowledge
prior to formal anesthesiology training. We expect each resident to
put forth their best effort.
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Failing the ABA BASIC
Examination (June PGY3) results in Academic Remediation status.
Residents may retake the exam (November PGY3).
Failure to pass the exam a second time will be reviewed by
the CCC and the resident contract may not be renewed for PGY4. Per
the ABA, “a resident who fails the BASIC examination a second time
will automatically receive an unsatisfactory for the CCC reporting
period during which the examination was taken. After a third
failed attempt at the BASIC Examination, a resident will be required
to complete 6 months of additional training.
Continuation of residency
training is at the discretion of the individual training program.”
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While on Academic Remediation the resident
will meet the following requirements:
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Meet with the CCC
assigned faculty mentor to develop a formal, written study plan that
includes action items, timeline and goals. This may include study
sessions with mentor, reading schedules, alternative reading
assignments and quizzes or essays based on assignments, completion
of key word assignments, question banks, etc. Recognizing different
learning and teaching styles, the emphasis is on developing an
individualized program of study for each resident and following up
with resident on progress on a regular basis.
It is expected that the
resident will be responsible to make the effort and coordinate
meeting times with the mentor, not that the mentor will chase down
the resident.
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Meet with Program
Director and CCC Chair to discuss your written study plan and goals
developed with mentor input.
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Maintain
³ 90% attendance at all
lectures, case conferences and M&M conferences.
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It is possible to limit late room assignments to increase available
study time. This will be discussed on an individual case basis.
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Resident Education
Account will be restricted for use on books and approved Board
Review Programs. Funds may
not be used for other professional meetings or phone/PDA purchases
without individual approval from the Program Director.
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All PGY2-4 (CA1-3) residents are required to take a knowledge based exam
between July and December. The
ITE is given each March; this test score will be reviewed by CCC as part
of January-June ABA report. The
following will be considered by the CCC as a knowledge base assessment
for July-December ABA report:
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PGY2- AKT-6 (UTMB-CB PGY2 and other CA1 residents)
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PGY3- ABA BASICs of Anesthesia Exam
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PGY4- AKT-24
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A minimum national percentile ranking of 30%
on the AKT or a passing score on the ABA BASIC Examination is required
to be removed from Academic Remediation during the July-December grading
period.
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Scores on the ITE,, AKT, and AB BASIC
Examination as well as monthly evaluations of Medical Knowledge are
considered when the CCC scores the “Medical Knowledge” Milestone of the
six month Clinical Competence Report to the American Board of
Anesthesiology for each resident..