Development and growth of a large multispecialty certification examination: Sleep medicine certification - Results of the first three examinations

Stuart F. Quan; Daniel J. Buysse; Sally L. Davidson Ward; Susan M. Harding; Conrad Iber; Vishesh K. Kapur; James A. Rowley; Michael J. Sateia; Michael H. Silber; Adam J. Sorscher; Bradley V. Vaughn; Manisha Witmans; B. Tucker Woodson; Phyllis Zee; Linda E. Mills; Brian J. Hess

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Development and growth of a large multispecialty certification examination: Sleep medicine certification - Results of the first three examinations

Stuart F. Quan, Daniel J. Buysse, Sally L. Davidson Ward, Susan M. Harding, Conrad Iber, Vishesh K. Kapur, James A. Rowley, Michael J. Sateia, Michael H. Silber, Adam J. Sorscher, Bradley V. Vaughn, Manisha Witmans, B. Tucker Woodson, Phyllis Zee, Linda E. Mills, Brian J. Hess

Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

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This paper summarizes the results of the first three examinations (2007, 2009, and 2011) of the Sleep Medicine Certification Examination, administered by its six sponsoring American Board of Medical Specialty Boards. There were 2,913 candidates who took the 2011 examination through one of three pathways-self-attested practice experience, previous certification by the American Board of Sleep Medicine, or formal Sleep Medicine fellowship training. The 2011 exam was the last administration in which candidates who had not previously been admitted could take it without completion of formal Sleep Medicine fellowship training. As expected, the number of candidates admitted to the 2011 examination through the practice experience pathway increased, and the overall scores of these candidates were on average lower than the other candidates. Consequently, the pass rate for all first takers of the 2011 examination (65%) was lower than that observed from the 2009 examination (78%) and the 2007 examination (73%). For each administration, candidates admitted through the fellowship training pathway scored the highest; over 90% of them passed the 2011 and 2009 examinations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	221-224
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Volume	8
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.1790
State	Published - Apr 15 2012

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Doctor Hoover faces a situation that is becoming increasingly common. In the more than 20 years since the Belmont Commission issued its landmark report that laid out ethical considerations for research on humans and resulted in greater government regulation of federally funded research, clinical research has become increasingly commercialized. More clinical research is now performed by private industry than is funded by the government. And more clinical research is moving into individual doctors' offices, away from large academic medical centers. There are many reasons for this, and the trends carry some benefits and some risks.

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Quan, S. F., Buysse, D. J., Davidson Ward, S. L., Harding, S. M., Iber, C., Kapur, V. K., Rowley, J. A., Sateia, M. J., Silber, M. H., Sorscher, A. J., Vaughn, B. V., Witmans, M., Tucker Woodson, B., Zee, P., Mills, L. E., & Hess, B. J. (2012). Development and growth of a large multispecialty certification examination: Sleep medicine certification - Results of the first three examinations. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 8(2), 221-224. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.1790

Quan, SF, Buysse, DJ, Davidson Ward, SL, Harding, SM, Iber, C, Kapur, VK, Rowley, JA, Sateia, MJ, Silber, MH, Sorscher, AJ, Vaughn, BV, Witmans, M, Tucker Woodson, B, Zee, P, Mills, LE & Hess, BJ 2012, 'Development and growth of a large multispecialty certification examination: Sleep medicine certification - Results of the first three examinations', Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 221-224. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.1790

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