DISCRIMINATORY ABILITY OF MILESTONES: AN ANALYSIS OF MILESTONE VARIABILITY BY OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY SUBSPECIALTY

Discriminatory ability of milestones: An analysis of milestone variability by obstetrics and gynecology subspecialty

Background: Little evidence exists regarding Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) milestone discriminatory ability.This short report describes variability in milestone scores by category to determine their utility in discerning high and low Denim performers in a single Obstetrics and Gynecology residency.Methods: A Clinical

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Environmental and Sensor Integration Influences on Temperature Measurements by Rotary-Wing Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Obtaining thermodynamic measurements using rotary-wing unmanned aircraft systems (rwUAS) requires several considerations for mitigating biases from the aircraft and its environment.In this study, we focus on how the method of temperature sensor integration can impact the quality of its measurements.To minimize non-environmental heat sources and pre

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The ram circle as a progeny testing method

Ram circles are used to obtain progeny from sire rams on a number of different farms in order that the effect of farm on progeny may be equalized and, concurrently, the selection of mate be a random one.The objective is the achievement of reliable Makeup Sponge progeny evaluations of the rams as a result of cooperation between farms.The Finnish exp

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