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The Hidden Value of the Mock Oral Examination

Walter E. Longo, MD; Amy L. Friedman, MD

Arch Surg. 2007;142(7):591-592.

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There have been many educational methods used in surgical resident education.¹ The mock oral examination is an academic exercise used by many surgery training programs. Although its value has been questioned, recent surgical training graduates report that it remains an effective tool in preparing them for the certifying examination by the American Board of Surgery. It also can be used as a method of assessing the core competencies, such as medical knowledge, practice-based learning, and communication skills. Its structure encompasses predetermined, standardized questions involving the wide spectrum of case scenarios encountered in general surgery and its subspecialties. It often involves the examinee being interrogated by 2 examiners for 3 separate time-determined periods or "rooms" on a given morning or afternoon. After the meetings, faculty members who have participated assemble to discuss each resident's performance. In an effort to recreate the culture of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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