Timing of Certification Stage Completion Associated with Subsequent Certification Exam Outcomes Among Board-Certified Family Physicians

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Table 1.

Timing of Stage Completion and Subsequent Certification Exam Outcomes among Board-Certified Family Physicians

Sample (N)= 21,222	% Sample	% Passing Exam	Mean Exam Score (s.d.)	Odds of Passing Exam	Difference in Exam Score
Stage completion
Timely	79.7%	97.2%	554 (104)	2.03^*	24^*
Late	20.3%	94.3%	512 (102)	–	–
Gender
Female	43.9%	96.6%	537 (103)	0.95	−1
Male	56.1%	96.6%	538 (106)	–	–
Race
White	75.2%	97.5%	550 (104)	–	–
Black	4.3%	88.7%	460 (90)	0.22^*	−71^*
Asian	14.1%	95.5%	507 (97)	0.81	−22^*
Other	6.4%	95.4%	504 (100)	0.57^*	−31^*
IMG	17.8%	92.1%	487 (99)	0.25^*	−42^*
Non-IMG	82.2%	97.7%	549 (103)
Years in practice
<10 years.	10.1%	97.7%	550 (100)	2.92^*	−21^*
10 to 20 years.	45.2%	97.2%	534 (102)	2.33^*	3
>20 years.	44.7%	95.7%	538 (108)	–	–
Prior exam type
Initial certification	29.5%	96.8%	532 (102)	–	–
Re-certification	70.5%	96.5%	540 (106)	0.94	−0.8