TY - JOUR
T1 - Concept, development, administration, and analysis of a certifying examination in echocardiography for physicians
AU - Weyman, Arthur E.
AU - Butler, Aggie
AU - Subhiyah, Raja
AU - Appleton, Christopher
AU - Geiser, Edward
AU - Goldstein, Stephen A.
AU - King, Mary Etta
AU - Kaul, Sanjiv
AU - Labovitz, Arthur
AU - Picard, Michael
AU - Ryan, Thomas
AU - Shanewise, Jack
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - In 1993, the American Society of Echocardiography appointed a committee to develop an objective examination in echocardiography. In 1995, a pilot of this examination was administered, with operational examinations offered each year from 1996 to 1999. This report describes the development of the examination, including its underlying philosophy, the test itself, and the scoring process, and includes results from the first 4 examinations. To date, 1266 physicians have taken the examination, and roughly 60% of those have passed. The number of echocardiograms performed or interpreted each week had the largest effect on examination scores; the effects of both the amount of training and the practice discipline were small but significant. The evolution of the original committee and new directions for the testing organization are also discussed.
AB - In 1993, the American Society of Echocardiography appointed a committee to develop an objective examination in echocardiography. In 1995, a pilot of this examination was administered, with operational examinations offered each year from 1996 to 1999. This report describes the development of the examination, including its underlying philosophy, the test itself, and the scoring process, and includes results from the first 4 examinations. To date, 1266 physicians have taken the examination, and roughly 60% of those have passed. The number of echocardiograms performed or interpreted each week had the largest effect on examination scores; the effects of both the amount of training and the practice discipline were small but significant. The evolution of the original committee and new directions for the testing organization are also discussed.
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U2 - 10.1067/mje.2001.108119
DO - 10.1067/mje.2001.108119
M3 - Article
C2 - 11174452
AN - SCOPUS:0035132081
SN - 0894-7317
VL - 14
SP - 158
EP - 168
JO - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
JF - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
IS - 2
ER -