The impact of sleep on In-Training Examination (ITE) scores among emergency medicine residents

Sleep deprivation is a fundamental challenge of shift work and has been shown to impact emergency medicine (EM) physician-residents' performance and coordination [1-3]. It is not known if sleep deprivation impacts performance on the in-training emergency medicine examination (ITE), an examination used to inform EM residents and faculty about preparedness for the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) Qualifying Examination. We hypothesized that more sleep the night prior to the examination would be associated with higher ITE examination scores.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - January 9, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: KristinS. Weeks, Joelle Borhart, Christian Defazio, Michael Takacs Source Type: research