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Statewide Oral Boards Examinations: A Quarter of a Century of Practice
Dhara Amin, M.D., Natasha Thomas, M.D., Rosaura Fernandez, M.D., Lauren Smith M.D., Michelle Sergel, M.D.
Cook County Health and Hospital System, Chicago, IL
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Introduction
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Curriculum Design
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2. Statewide Oral Boards Examinations: A Quarter of a Century of Practice
Dhara Amin, M.D., Natasha Thomas, M.D., Rosaura Fernandez, M.D., Lauren Smith M.D., Michelle Sergel, M.D.
Cook County Health and Hospital System, Chicago, IL
Oral board examinations are a mandatory requirement for national board certification in emergency medicine (EM)
Oral boards preparation is part of standard curriculum at EM programs across the country
There is an inherent bias in conducting the exam with a familiar face
Similar comforts are not allowed during the national board exams conducted by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM)
Cook County Emergency Medicine sought to address this bias by conducting statewide oral board exams for all 7 EM programs in Illinois
Introduction
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Curriculum Design
Impact

3. Statewide Oral Boards Examinations: A Quarter of a Century of Practice
Dhara Amin, M.D., Natasha Thomas, M.D., Rosaura Fernandez, M.D., Lauren Smith M.D., Michelle Sergel, M.D.
Cook County Health and Hospital System, Chicago, IL
Introduction
Create a curriculum for oral boards practice that would simulate the true environment of national oral board examinations
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Curriculum Design
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4. Statewide Oral Boards Examinations: A Quarter of a Century of Practice
Dhara Amin, M.D., Natasha Thomas, M.D., Rosaura Fernandez, M.D., Lauren Smith M.D., Michelle Sergel, M.D.
Cook County Health and Hospital System, Chicago, IL
All 7 EM programs in Illinois are sent invitations to participate in mock oral boards examinations annually
Volunteer faculty are expected from every program participating
Each institution submits a new oral boards case to be added to our inventory
Cook County Emergency Medicine faculty leaders design a schedule grid spanning over 2 days to allow all Illinois EM senior residents to be examined by a faculty member from a different institution
Each examinee is tested with two single cases, and one triple case, just like the national oral board examination
Scores are tabulated and sent to each EM program
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5. Statewide Oral Boards Examinations: A Quarter of a Century of Practice
Dhara Amin, M.D., Natasha Thomas, M.D., Rosaura Fernandez, M.D., Lauren Smith M.D., Michelle Sergel, M.D.
Cook County Health and Hospital System, Chicago, IL
The Illinois statewide oral board examination curriculum has been a success for over 25 years
Cook County Emergency Medicine has hosted it every year, and we believe it is an invaluable experience for Illinois senior residents
Our statewide approach is more effective in emulating the environment of the ABEM oral board examinations
This approach could easily be replicated in any city or state
Our future goal is to conduct a retrospective analysis of the oral boards pass rates for senior residents in Illinois who participated compared to the national pass rates, we hypothesize the pass rate for our residents would be higher.
Introduction
Objective
Curriculum Design
Impact