Introduction to the ABA Oral Board Examination Process

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Introduction to the ABA Oral Board Examination
Process

• Helen Westman
• Week 2, EDTC 560
• PowerPoint Presentation
• University of Phoenix
• Facilitator Mr. Brain Shaw
• April 18, 2005

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Introduction to the ABA Oral Board Examination
Process

• Why an oral examination
• Grading elements
• Exam peculiarities
• Candidate Mistakes

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Why an Oral Examination?

• Knowledge
• Comprehension
• Application

• Analysis
• Synthesis
• Evaluation

Board Certification in Anesthesiology
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Grading Elements

• Factual knowledge
• Adaptability to change
• Organization and clarity of answer
• Basic science application
• Judgment
• Defense of Decisions

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Exam Peculiarities

• Occurs in compressed time
• 10 minute preparation time
• 35 minutes of exam time for discussion of complex
  case
• No feedback or support from examiner

• Rapid shifts of perspective
• Rapid shifts of subject
• Subjective exam
• No social exchange
• Feeling of confrontation

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Common Candidate Mistakes

• Inability to
• apply knowledge to clinical situation
• adapt to changing clinical conditions
• defend a point of view in a convincing manner
• transmit sufficient information
• Indecision or does not make a decision
• Asking examiners questions
• Faulty judgment