June 05, 2024 Residency Newsletter

• Physicians' Exam Scores Linked to Patient Survival
• Appeals Court Hands Medical School a Win
• The Time to Study is Now!
• ChatGPT's Role in the Residency Application Cycle

Resident Physicians’ Exam Scores Tied to Patient Survival

There are a lot of nuances to this study that aren’t easily picked up in a short article. Certifications scores correlate with patient survival in the first week of admission. Milestone measures required by the ACGME do not correspond with patient survival or certification scores. Shelf exam scores do not correlate with these measures either. Other studies show that ITE scores only positively correlate with certification scores, not negatively (that was a small study, and the problem with ITE failures is that they’re often dismissed from residency). The ITE correlation is covered elsewhere in our blog.

This was a fairly large study, using CMS data and close to a half-million hospitalizations with nearly 7000 test takers.

Associations of Internal Medicine Residency Milestone Ratings and Certification Examination Scores With Patient Outcomes - JAMA Paper

Resident Physicians’ Exam Scores Tied to Patient Survival - Harvard Medical School

Appeals Court Hands Medical School a Win in Resident's Due Process Case

Court finds that due process for medical residents is the as is provided for medical students, rather than contractual employees. They also noted the difference between an academic action involving clinical judgement versus disciplinary actions. This is the fourth federal appeals court that has held with due process requirements for students.

Like charts, keep your documentation up-to-date and clear.

Appeals Court Hands Medical School a Win in Resident’s Due Process Case

The Time to Study is Now! 

Don't wait to start preparing your residents for the ABP Pediatric In-Training Exam (ITE). The exam will be administered starting July 10; be ready! Med-Challenger can help your residents ace the ITE and reduce the stress of last-minute cramming. Our adaptive learning makes identifying strengths and weaknesses a breeze so residents know where to concentrate their studies. The ability for faculty to make and monitor assignments, have access to performance reports, and easy to build custom exams keeps Med-Challenger in the top rankings for ABP ITE study tools. 

Ensure Higher ITE Scores

Resident ITE Scores: A Practical Overview

Beyond Virtual: ChatGPT’s Role in the Residency Application Cycle

A mouse is smarter than the smartest AI we have today, and that will likely be the case for years. A mouse has an understanding of real-world physics and its environment, it has agency and purpose, it has historical knowledge and current context, and it has numerous finely tuned real-time inputs. We can simulate a few of those things with Large Language Models (LLMs), and we will in the next year or two. But the mouse will still be smarter. 

Challenger has, somewhat, been emphasizing the same point for months: LLMs excel at their tasks with superhuman capability. They are the best search and summarization engines ever created, and their abilities are doubling every few months. In various programs and residencies, they can be highly effective in learning, administration, and many other areas.

This article addresses some of what residents and residencies are starting to use LLMs for, and suggests some ideas about how to use them as an adjunct to human intelligence.

Beyond Virtual: ChatGPT’s Role in the Residency Application Cycle