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Amy B Reed, MDChair, ABS VSITE Committee
Vascular Surgery In-Training Examination
Developed by APDVS and ABS/VSB in 2007
First examination given in 2008
On-line examination given to all vascular surgery trainees (5/2, 0/5, 4/2)
Annual examination given to trainees to assess their knowledge
Typically given last Saturday in February (Make sure trainees know!)
Content areas same as those for the Vascular Surgery qualifying examination
Designed to give programs and trainees feedback on how they are doing
Timeline ~November: Look for email from ABS
regarding signing up for the examination (Be sure your program contact is with ABS)
~January: Instructions emailed to PDs about proctoring examination and loading it onto desktop
Online examination
Internet Access needed
Check that firewalls at your institution allow access by going to site several days before exam
Exam typically given last Saturday in February (Try not to have them on call night before)
Trainees get a ~ 4hours to complete exam online
Vascular faculty present
Results
Emailed about one month later
% correct reported along with topic areas
No percentile given of how trainees compare to the rest of their peers
What can I do as Program Coordinator? Make sure program contact information is listed with
ABS
Remind faculty and trainees
Sign up when email arrives
Access site on computer trainees will use to ensure it works
Look for results in late March / early April
Print out a copy for trainee file
QUESTIONS???