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Table 2 Association between ISC rating and absolute scores on the American Board of Pediatrics examinations.

From: Predicting residents' performance: A prospective study

Point of Assessment

r

p value

1st year ITE

-0.35

0.0016

2nd year ITE

-0.39

0.0003

3rd year ITE

-0.50

0.0005

  1. Key: ITE = In-service training examination. Note: Correlation coefficients have a negative sign because lower ISC scores indicate higher ratings whereas higher board scores indicate higher knowledge base.
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