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

BMC Med Educ · 2020 · PMC7318518 · PMID 32586357

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Resident perception of MOBE utility was increased in the post-intervention survey, with a trend toward significance ( p = 0.085) [Fig. 1 ].

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When analyzed by class, PGY3 residents showed a trend to increased comfort with giving guidance on planning and dose constraints (comfortable to very comfortable; p = 0.09) while PGY5 residents experienced increased comfort with delivering evidence-based treatment recommendations (comfortable to very comfortable; p = 0.09) [Table 2 ].

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3 ), however this did not reach statistical significance. 3/5 residents with prior MOBE experience were in the PGY2 class, meaning that only 2 of the residents completing MOBE had prior experience.

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