CME Evaluation

CME Questions

This section provides a review. Mark each statement according to the factual material contained in this issue and the opinions of the authors. A score of 70% is required to qualify for CME credit.

Article One (pp. 207–211)

1. Which of the following is not one of Boyer's domains of scholarship?

   • Domain of discover

   • Domain of integration

   • Domain of translation

   • Domain of application

   • Domain of teaching

2. Which of the following are suggestions for academic surgery in the future according to International Working Party to Promote and Revitalize Academic Medicine (ICRAM)?

   • Research should become a separate entity from clinical practice to preserve integrity of science.

   • Teamwork should be paramount, even if it impedes individual development and growth.

   • Teaching of students is ensured to remain within academic medicine.

   • Academic medicine should partner with other disciplines such as business and humanities.

   Article Two (pp. 212–217)

3. Means of promoting oneself clinically include all of the following EXCEPT:

   • Giving talks or presentations for other department's lectures series or grand rounds.

   • Face-to-face meetings with referring physicians.

   • Participating in basic science laboratory research.

   • Maintaining an open line of communication with referring physicians and patients.

4. When establishing an academic surgical career which of the following is the most important steps for maintaining continued growth as faculty:

   • Establish a definitive academic plan at the outset of one's career and maintaining strict adherence to one's initial plan.

   • Frequent re-evaluation with adjustments of initial academic goals.

   • The decision to plan family life around the rigors and structure of the academic workplace.

   • Understanding that one's limitations are difficult to change, and that realistically, one's first plan is the best.

   Article Three (pp. 218–223)

5. What aspect of modern medicine does not prevent experiential learning?

   • Decreased resident work hours

   • Increased fear of lawsuits

   • Increased requirements for attending oversight for insurance reimbursement

   • Increased junior attending work hours

6. The definition of mentoring is a reciprocal, dynamic and collaborative relationship in which an experienced professional off ers guidance, support and knowledge to a junior learner. True or False?

7. Traits that mentees seek in a mentor do not include?

   • Excellent clinical knowledge

   • Multiple professional degrees

   • Enthusiasm

   • Leadership

   • Communication skills

   • Ability to promote interest in research.

8. The value of a mentor network is that is allows for collaboration among numerous experts of unique fields without pressuring mentors to step outside their academic comfort zones. True or False?

9. The most difficult issues for mentors to address are?

   • Establishing mentor relationships across age, sex and racial gaps.

   • Helping mentees acquire grants and research funding.

   • Teaching procedural techniques through use of simulation labs.

   • Allowing for professional networking

   Article Four (pp. 224–227)

10. The amount of funding currently available for research has never been higher. True or False?

11. The vast majority of submitted grants receive finding.

    Article Five (pp. 228–231)

12. Strategies for writing a successful grant include all of the following except:

    • Put yourself in the eyes of the evaluator

    • Use technology such as charts and color

    • Surround yourself with a successful team

    • Your only deadline should be the last day to submit the grant proposal

13. A strong hypothesis is important for all the following reasons except:

    • It is the basis of the grant application

    • It can replace other sections of the grant if meets certain criteria

    • It can make writing the rest of the grant easier

    • It can spark interest for the reader for the rest of the grant

14. Which of the following regarding specific aims is false:

    • Each aim should be unrelated to the other

    • Each aim is a direct extension of the hypothesis

    • Each aim demonstrates the objectives of your project and what you are looking to accomplish

    • Each aim should build on the previous specific aim

15. Which of the following sections is not part of a grant:

    • Biographical sketches

    • Research plan

    • Budget

    • Letters of Support

    • Rationale for why past grants weren't accepted

    Article Six (pp. 232–238)

16. Pillars that support the complex enterprise of a surgical department include all of the following except:

    • Professional work

    • Teaching

    • Scholarship

    • Service

    • Reputation

17. The specifics of the promotion process are uniform at all institutions. True or False?

    Article Seven (pp. 239–243)

18. Who was known as the father of modern time management and emphasized planning and diligence?

    • Galileo

    • Leonardo Da Vinci

    • Benjamin Franklin

    • Eli Whitney

19. All of the following are recurring themes in time management literature except?

    • Start on time

    • Manageable to-do lists

    • Learning to say “no”

    • Seek advice from colleagues

    Article Eight (pp. 244–249)

20. The educational method that involves providing conscious supervision based on a trainee's ability is?

    • Deliberate Practice

    • Discovery

    • Learned Behavior

    • Scaff olding

21. Deliberate practice as an eff ective method of training is being used more readily:

    • During Pre-operative evaluation

    • Intra-operatively

    • After the procedure at the bedside

    • In the skills laboratory

    Article Nine (pp. 250–253)

22. Combined MD-PhD programs have received federal support since:

    • 1870

    • The Civil War

    • 1986

    • The 1960s

23. What percentage of MD-PHD candidates enter careers in surgery?

    • < 25%

    • > 50%

    • 50%

    • 75%

24. Physicians who also obtain an MPH degree are:

    • More likely than other physicians to be democrats

    • More likely than other physicians to have higher salaries

    • More likely than other physicians to be generalists

    • Less likely than other physicians to be employed in an academic medical center

25. Physicians who also obtain an MPH degree are:

    • Less likely than other physicians to be generalists

    • More likely than other physicians to have higher salaries

    • Less likely than other physicians to be employed in an academic medical center

    • More likely than other physicians to be NIH funded

    Article Ten (pp. 254–258)

26. The most common theories regarding development of leadership skills include all the following EXCEPT:

    • Great Man

    • Opportunity

    • Trait

    • Transformational

27. A key component of today's medical school and residency training focuses on the development of physician-leader skills. True or False?

28. As the framework of our health care organizations pose special leadership challenges, surgeons may struggle as physician leaders because:

    • There are very few available leadership positions

    • Formal leadership training is not available following residency training

    • Surgeons are trained in ways that tend to conspire against collaboration

    • Core leadership skills cannot be taught.

    Article Eleven (pp. 259–264)

29. Conflict often results in

    • improved productivity

    • decreased costs

    • better brainstorming

    • patient satisfaction

30. Skills involved in successful conflict management include

    • avoidance strategies

    • active listening skills

    • addressing conflict as it occurs

    • predetermined conclusions

31. Disruptive physicians do not impact

    • their own production

    • teamwork

    • patient satisfaction

    • employee satisfaction