Doctors from the Internal Medicine Residency of the Advanced Medicine Diagnostic Centers Medical Conferences and Telemedicine (Cedimat) achieved high grades by taking the international exam in the United States.
Also, Cardiology residents took the In-Training Cardiology exam, the results have high predictive value of the ability to pass the American Board of Cardiology.
Through a press release, the center explained that the 30 Internal Medicine residents seeking their specialization competed with doctors from the world’s best hospitals.
Residents achieved their high grades, despite the arduous effort and stress, working with patients affected by COVID-19, a disease that has affected the country since March 1, 2020. This situation decreased the usual preparation time.
Dr. Julia Rodríguez, director of the Department of Knowledge Management and Epidemiology of Cedimat, said that the examination allows to measure with an objective and international standard the quality in the preparation of resident doctors.
Dr. Jorge Alvarez was ranked in the 99% percentile, meaning that his grade is above 99% of all doctors of his level who took the exam.
Likewise, Dr. Fèlix Almánzar obtained 88%, while Dr. Mario Valdez obtained 85%, and Dr. Arantxa Rodríguez obtained 72%.
As for internists, Dr. Oscar Peña was in the 98% percentile and Dr. Jhan González in the 95% percentile.
In another order, the cardiology exam was taken by more than 3,000 Fellows from the United States and six foreign countries, including the Dominican Republic, as the only Latin American country to participate. Overall, the average correct answers from the Fellows were greater than 53% of all programs.
Rodriguez said 14 Cedimat residents took the Cardiology In Training. In this exam, Dr. Jeniffer Mateu got 72%, Dr. José Vargas, 70%, Pamela Pinya, 67%, Glòria Hermon, 66%, Angelica Rumardo, 65% and Carlos Martínez, 63%
Half of the first- and second-year Fellows scored high enough to predict that they would pass the U.S. Cardiology Board with more than a 90% chance, despite still missing one or two more years of training.
Dr. Rodriguez said 10 of Ceditmat’s 14 Fellows earned grades equal to or above the U.S. average.
The top six results in the percentage of questions answered correctly reflect the ability to take exams and not so much the knowledge. The purpose was to measure with an international objective standard, their academic quality, preparation of residents.
Another group of residents will soon take the exam at the American Academy of Neurology, which seeks to measure the quality of residents in this specialty. The Neurology program will have the opportunity to be measured for the first time with those in the United States and other countries. It will be held on Saturday, February 13 of the current year.