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Sleep Medicine Evaluation in the Annual Patient Management Problem (PMP) Exam for Otolaryngology Residents

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The sleep medicine has not been previously included in the patient management problem (PMP) exam for otolaryngology residents at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The aim of this study, is to evaluate the results of this first implementation. This was a cross-sectional study. The examinees included all 62 residents from the 1st to 4th years of the Tehran University of Medical Sciences otolaryngology department. The resident scores obtained in this exam were evaluated and compared by residency year. The overall participant score was low for this part of the PMP. There was no score difference between years 1 and 3, but there was a significant positive change in year 4 (p = 0.007). This score pattern was not evident in other parts of the exam. Otolaryngology residents have insufficient knowledge toward the sleep medicine. The reasons for such scoring patterns may be due to the structure of sleep medicine training within the department which may lead to undesirable consequences.

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The research was fully sponsored by Otorhinolaryngology Research Center of the Tehran, University of Medical Sciences.

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    Reza Erfanian, Reihaneh Heidari, Hamed Emami & Behrooz Amirzargar

  2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Reza Erfanian, Reihaneh Heidari, Hamed Emami & Behrooz Amirzargar

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Erfanian, R., Heidari, R., Emami, H. et al. Sleep Medicine Evaluation in the Annual Patient Management Problem (PMP) Exam for Otolaryngology Residents. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 74, 490–493 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02949-3

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