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Table 2 Comparison of resident-reported comfort with clinical skill themes pre and post-MOBE intervention

From: Resident attitudes and benefits of mock oral board examinations in radiation oncology

 

NCCN Workup

Reciting Evidence-based Treatment

Weighing Risk/Benefit

RT Planning and Dose Constraints

Evaluating Treatment Plans

PGY2 (n = 5)

2.6

2.4

2.6

2

2.2

PGY3 (n = 3)

    

p = 0.371

p-value

   

p = 0.092

 

 Pre-MOBE

4.0

4.0

4.3

3.0

2.7

 Post-MOBE

4.0

4.0

4.3

3.7

3.0

PGY4 (n = 3)

p-value

 

p = 0.211

   

 Pre-MOBE

4.0

3.7

4.0

3.7

3.7

 Post-MOBE

4.0

3.3

4.0

3.7

3.7

PGY5 (n = 3)

p-value

 

p = 0.092

p = 0.211

p = 0.211

 

 Pre-MOBE

4.0

3.7

4.3

4.0

4.0

 Post-MOBE

4.0

4.3

4.7

4.3

4.0

  1. [Likert scale (1–5, very uncomfortable- very comfortable)]. MOBE = mock oral board examination; NCCN National Comprehensive Cancer Network; RT radiation therapy; PGY post-graduate year