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Table 1 Number of residents, quizzes completed, and annual scores during the study period

From: Utility of intermittent online quizzes as an early warning for residents at risk of failing the pediatric board certification examination

 

Year

2011–12

2012–13

2013–14

2014–15

2015–16

All Years

Number of residents, n

 NCH

92

137

133

90

46

173

 UTH

24

64

55

48

27

106

 UL

-

-

50

50

25

50

 All Residents

116

201

238

188

98

329

Number of quizzes completed, Median (IQR)a

 PGY-1

15 (11–17)

22 (19–22)

19 (7–21)

-

-

18 (12–22)

 PGY-2

13 (9–15)

20 (16–22)

18 (7–21)

18 (13–21)

-

17 (10–21)

 PGY-3/4

7 (4–9)

16 (9–20)

14 (8–19)

8 (2–15)

8 (2–12)

10 (3–17)

 All Residents

13 (9–16)

20 (14–22)

17 (8–21)

12 (5–18)

8 (2–12)

15 (7–20)

Resident Annual Score, Median (IQR)b

 PGY-1

11.1 (10.3–11.8)

11.1 (10.3–11.8)

10.4 (7.8–11.3)

-

-

11.2 (10.3–11.9)

 PGY-2

11.8 (11–12.7)

11.7 (11–12.5)

12 (11–12.9)

11.6 (11–12.6)

-

11.9 (11–12.7)

 PGY-3/4

11.2 (10.6–12.2)

12.5 (11.4–13.1)

12.1 (11–13.6)

12.2 (11.1–13.3)

11.7 (10.7–12.7)

12 (11–13.1)

 All Residents

11.5 (10.6–12.4)

11.7 (11–12.6)

11.9 (11–12.9)

12 (11.0–13.1)

11.7 (10.7–12.7)

11.8 (11–12.8)

  1. PGY Post Graduate Year, NCH Nationwide Children’s Hospital, UTH McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center, UL University of Louisville
  2. aNumber of quizzes completed lower in PGY-3/4 group compared with either PGY-1 or − 2; Kruskal-Wallis with Dunn’s Multiple Test Correction, p < 0.0001
  3. bPGY-1 scores lower than either PGY-2 or − 3/4 scores, and PGY-2 scores lower than PGY-3/4 scores; Kruskal-Wallis with Dunn’s Multiple Test Correction, p < 0.0001