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We determined whether scores on the ACR ITE, as well as scores on other major standardized medical examinations and competency\u2010based ratings, could be used to predict performance on the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Rheumatology Certification Examination.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Between 2008 and 2012, 629 second\u2010year fellows took the ACR ITE. Bivariate correlation analyses of assessment scores and multiple linear regression analyses were used to determine whether ABIM Rheumatology Certification Examination scores could be predicted on the basis of ACR ITE scores, United States Medical Licensing Examination scores, ABIM Internal Medicine Certification Examination scores, fellowship directors\u2019 ratings of overall clinical competency, and demographic variables. Logistic regression was used to evaluate whether these assessments were predictive of a passing outcome on the Rheumatology Certification Examination.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In the initial linear model, the strongest predictors of the Rheumatology Certification Examination score were the second\u2010year fellows\u2019 ACR ITE scores (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.438) and ABIM Internal Medicine Certification Examination scores (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.273). Using a stepwise model, the strongest predictors of higher scores on the Rheumatology Certification Examination were second\u2010year fellows\u2019 ACR ITE scores (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.449) and ABIM Internal Medicine Certification Examination scores (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.276). Based on the findings of logistic regression analysis, ACR ITE performance was predictive of a pass\/fail outcome on the Rheumatology Certification Examination (odds ratio 1.016 [95% confidence interval 1.011\u20131.021]).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The predictive value of the ACR ITE score with regard to predicting performance on the Rheumatology Certification Examination supports use of the Adult Rheumatology ITE as a valid feedback tool during fellowship training.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/art.39281","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,7,28]],"date-time":"2015-07-28T06:36:50Z","timestamp":1438065410000},"page":"3082-3090","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Performance on the Adult Rheumatology In\u2010Training Examination and Relationship to Outcomes on the Rheumatology Certification Examination"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"67","author":[{"given":"Kristine M.","family":"Lohr","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Kentucky College of Medicine Lexington"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Amanda","family":"Clauser","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Philadelphia Pennsylvania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Brian J.","family":"Hess","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hess Consulting Montreal Quebec Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Allan C.","family":"Gelber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Joanne","family":"Valeriano\u2010Marcet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine Tampa"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rebecca S.","family":"Lipner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Philadelphia Pennsylvania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Steven A.","family":"Haist","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Philadelphia Pennsylvania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Janine L.","family":"Hawley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Philadelphia Pennsylvania"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sarah","family":"Zirkle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Atlanta Georgia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marcy B.","family":"Bolster","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Massachusetts General Hospital Boston"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"name":"for the American College of Rheumatology Committee on Rheumatology Training and Workforce Issues","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,10,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_6_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7326\/0003-4819-137-6-200209170-00011"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00001888-199007000-00009"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11999-010-1327-3"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/10401330801991642"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1176\/appi.ap.33.5.404"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ophtha.2010.03.056"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/cid\/ciu906"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11606-008-0641-x"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978-1-4757-4310-4"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_11_1","unstructured":"United States Medical Licensing Examination.USMLE (2014) Organ based content outline. 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