Performance of U.S. and International Medical Graduates on the 1995 Internal Medicine In-Training Examination
Authors: Herbert S. Waxman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1996)

Letters15 July 1996Performance of U.S. and International Medical Graduates on the 1995 Internal Medicine In-Training ExaminationHerbert S. Waxman, MD, Richard A. Garibaldi, MD, and Raja G. Subhiyah, MDHerbert S. Waxman, MDAlbert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19140University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT 06030National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, PA 19104Search for more papers by this author, Richard A. Garibaldi, MDAlbert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19140University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT 06030National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, PA 19104Search for more papers by this author, and Raja G. Subhiyah, MDAlbert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19140University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT 06030National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, PA 19104Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-125-2-199607150-00033 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:The In-Training Examination in Internal Medicine [1] is taken by almost all postgraduate year (PGY) II residents (6150 in 1995) and most PGY-I (4727) and PGY-III (4242) residents. The results are used by trainees to evaluate their performance relative to that of their peers and have proven to predict later performance by residents on the certifying board examination [2, 3]. Registration data allow comparison of scores of graduates of allopathic medical schools in the United States and of schools in other countries except Canada.The mean scores in 1995 for international medical school graduates at all three ...References1. Garibaldi RA, Trontell MC, Waxman HS, Holbrook JH, Kanya DT, Khoshbin S, et al. The In-Training Examination in Internal Medicine. Ann Intern Med. 1994; 121:117-23. Google Scholar2. Grossman RS, Fincher RE, Layne RD, Seelig CB, Berkowitz LR, Levine MA. Validity of the In-Training Examination for predicting American Board of Internal Medicine certifying examination scores. J Gen Intern Med. 1992; 7:63-7. Google Scholar3. Waxman H, Braunstein G, Dantzker D, Goldberg S, Lefrak S, Lichstein E, et al. Performance on the internal medicine second year residency In-Training Examination predicts the outcome of the ABIM certifying examination. J Gen Intern Med. 1994; 9:692-4. Google Scholar4. Final Report on the 1995 Internal Medicine In-Training Examination. National Board of Medical Examiners; 1995. Google Scholar5. Final Report on the 1994 Internal Medicine In-Training Examination. National Board of Medical Examiners; 1994. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19140University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT 06030National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, PA 19104 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByWhen the Third Degree Is Necessary: Do Pediatricians Obtain Enough Information to Detect Patients at Risk for HCM?A Prospective Study of the Relationship between Medical Knowledge and Professionalism among Internal Medicine ResidentsEmployment-Seeking Experiences of Physiatry Residents Completing Training During 1999The Quality of Care of International Medical Graduates: How does it Compare to that of U.S. Medical Graduates? 15 July 1996Volume 125, Issue 2Page: 158KeywordsAnalysis of varianceGraduate medical educationResidency Issue Published: 15 July 1996 CopyrightCopyright © 1996 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...