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Table 3 Odds of passing ABIM-CE in relation to demographic characteristics and scores

From: Do USMLE steps, and ITE score predict the American Board of Internal Medicine Certifying Exam results?

Variables

Analysis of maximum likelihood estimates

Odd’s ratio

p-value

Mean of USMLE Step 1, Step 2, & Step 3 (10 points)

2.961

0.0605

Gap between medical school and residency (1 year)

0.822

0.1231

Third-year- ITE percentage (5 points)

2.916

0.0240*

Gender of the residents (Female vs. Male)

2.754

0.3038

Medical school country (AMG vs. IMG)

4.969

0.2694

  1. AMG American Medical Graduate, IMG International Medical Graduate, ITE In-Training Exam, USMLE United States Medical Licensing Exam
  2. * significant with p-value < 0.05
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