Week

Topic covered

1

Management algorithms

2

Accuracy of colposcopy

3

Specialty populations

4

Excisional procedures

5

Screening

6

HPV vaccine

7

Vulvar/vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia

Table1: Colposcopy journal club curriculum

 Score (%)

Attendance (number of sessions)

Number of residents

Baseline pre-test

2-year follow up post-test

Mean difference, 2010-2012

P-value
within attendance group

Overall

Low (0-5)

8

67.6

64.6

-3.0

0.45

 

High (6-13)

11

57.8

66.5

+8.7

0.02

P-value between attendance groups

 

 

0.04

0.67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Knowledge

Low (0-5)

8

72.9

74.9

+2.0

0.77

 

High (6-13)

11

59.9

72.0

+12.1

0.13

P-value between attendance groups

 

 

0.16

0.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diagnosis

Low (0-5)

8

57.5

63.5

+6.0

0.22

 

High (6-13)

11

56.0

62.2

+6.2

0.20

P-value between attendance groups

 

 

0.80

0.72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biopsy Placement

Low (0-5)

8

84.5

66.6

-17.9

0.10

 

High (6-13)

11

67.5

71.4

+3.9

0.60

P-value between attendance groups

 

 

0.04

0.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management

Low (0-5)

8

67.0

59.5

-7.5

0.25

 

High (6-13)

11

54.2

65.5

+11.3

0.01

P-value between attendance groups

 

 

0.04

0.35

 

 

Table2: Mean residents’ scores on the ASCCP Residents’ Assessment of Competency in Colposcopy Exam based on attendance at in small-group didactic sessions

Score (%)

Year

Number of residents

Baseline pre-test

2-year follow up post-test

Mean difference

P-value
within attendance group

Overall

Class 2012

6

57.0

67.0

+10.0

0.002

 

Class 2013

7

60.7

66.7

+6.0

0.29

 

Class 2014

6

68.3

63.2

-5.1

0.25

P-value between attendance groups

 

 

0.33

0.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Knowledge

Class 2012

6

69.5

79.2

+9.7

0.25

 

Class 2013

7

52.4

65.6

+13.2

0.26

 

Class 2014

6

76.3

76.2

-0.1

0.98

P-value between attendance groups

 

 

0.20

0.94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diagnosis

Class 2012

6

47.3

62.0

+14.7

0.03

 

Class 2013

7

61.7

61.7

+0.0

0.99

 

Class 2014

6

60.0

64.7

+4.7

0.37

P-value between attendance groups

 

 

0.93

0.53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biopsy Placement

Class 2012

6

61.2

66.8

+5.6

0.68

 

Class 2013

7

79.9

77.4

-2.5

0.65

 

Class 2014

6

82.0

62.5

-19.5

0.18

P-value between attendance groups

 

 

0.22

0.93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management

Class 2012

6

58.7

66.0

+7.3

0.17

 

Class 2013

7

54.9

66.9

+12.0

0.05

 

Class 2014

6

66.0

55.3

-10.7

0.20

P-value between attendance groups

 

 

0.41

0.45

 

 

Table3 : Mean residents’ scores on ASCCP Residents’ Assessment of Competency in Colposcopy Exam by year of residency training