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Cohort studyJAMA ophthalmology · 2025

Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program Scores and Written Qualifying Examination Performance.

Chanon Thanitcul, Sarah Schnabel, George B Bartley … Divya Srikumaran

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A postgraduate year 4 assessment score of 550 was associated with high examination passing.

Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program Scores and Written Qualifying Examination Performance.

Chanon Thanitcul … Divya Srikumaran

JAMA ophthalmology · 2025

Purpose

To examine the association between the Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program and Written Qualifying Examination nationally.

Methods

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This was a retrospective cohort study conducted from 2017 to 2022.

n = 1597 residents

Results

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At a score of 550, 94% of candidates passed the Written Qualifying Examination.

n = 1597 residents

More results

First-time pass rate of the Written Qualifying Examination was 89% (1418 of 1597 residents).

Postgraduate year-4 Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program scores were used for the rest of the analysis for simplicity.

More results

Using postgraduate year-4 Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program scores to predict passing/failing, the Written Qualifying Examination had 90.7% accuracy.

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

Results suggest that Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program examination scores were associated with passing the Written Qualifying Examination after adjusting for program size, gender, and time since residency graduation.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

Further analyses may be warranted to predict failing the Written Qualifying Examination so that potential interventions can be attempted.

Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program Scores and Written Qualifying Examination Performance.

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