Starting in 2008-09 and the 2009 ABSITE, the Department created a new policy regarding performance. This policy is as follows:
Scoring below the 30th percentile (Total Test Score) on the ABSITE for the first time places a resident at risk for academic probation. The at-risk status is removed if the resident’s subsequent year’s performance exceeds the 30th percentile.
Scoring two times in a row below the 30th percentile results in automatic academic probation. The probationary status is removed from the resident’s file if the subsequent year’s performance exceeds the 30th percentile.
Scoring below the 30th percentile for a second time in three or more years, after one or more years of improved performance, places the resident back in the at-risk status for academic probation.
Scoring three times below the 30th percentile (either sequentially or intermittently), despite attempts at remediation, and in combination with poor performance in other areas, places a resident at risk for dismissal from the program. The ABSITE score will never constitute the sole criterion for promotion decisions or dismissal, however it has been shown to be a valid predictor of performance on the written ABS board exam, and as such will be taken very seriously in determining satisfactory progress towards graduation.
Residents at-risk for academic probation, and those on probation due to their performance on the ABSITE, are required to participate in remediation as directed by the Department.
Residents who score below the 50%ile will be encouraged to attend the ABSITE study group.
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