Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Investigating the predictive validity of resident promotion tests in the success of residents in the certificate and encyclopedia exams of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Ali Akbar Heidari 1
Shabnam Niroumand 2
Maryam Maleki 3
Kianoosh Yavarmanesh 4
Fahime Pourhaji 5
1 Medical Educational Development Office, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
2 Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
3 Education Department of Medical Specialty and Subspecialty, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
4 Faculty of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Student Research Committee,Gonabad, Iran
5 Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
10.22038/mjms.2025.81453.4689
Abstract
The assistantship promotion exams are of special importance in terms of being responsible for verifying the scientific qualification of the assistants and in terms of the educational level of the examinees and examinees. The purpose of this study is to determine the predictive validity of resident promotion tests in the success of residents in the certification exam and encyclopedia of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on 200 specialized assistants of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2018. Sampling was done by simple random sampling. The tools of data collection were assistantship promotion tests, certification, and specialized encyclopedia. Spss software version 22 was used for analysis.

Results: The results showed that 71 people (60.2%) of the assistants are from non-surgical training groups and 47 people (39.8%) are from surgical training groups. The mean and standard deviation of the in-departmental evaluation scores of assistants in the first year is 83.75±12.33, the second year is 109±7.91, the third year is 108.50±1.29, and the fourth year is 107±8.19. The average grades of the assistants have increased significantly with the increase in the level of education in each year (p=0.00). There is a significant correlation between the assistants' grades in the internal evaluation tests of the first to fourth years and the success of the assistants in the encyclopedia exam (p=0.00).

Conclusion: Applying new methods of education and providing documented training by prominent professors can open the way for the success of assistants in their academic course.
Keywords
education
assistant promotion tests
educational assessment
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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 68, Issue 2
January and February 2025
Pages 394-400