AOCOPM Needs Assessment Kit (Now Practice Gap Analysis)
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From the AOA Quality Guidelines for CME ActivitiesCME Sponsors shall systematically identify the practice gaps of prospective participants and use that information in planning CME activities. 1. Practice gap analysis must bea. Conducted on an annual basis for repeated activities. 2. Activities exempt from providing a practice gap analysis includea. OMM/OMT/OPP. 3. Examples of practice gap analysis tools includea. Medical Audit (Identifying Needs) i) Develop criteria for excellence b. Pre-Test item analysis (Identified Needs) 4. Educational ObjectivesCME Sponsors shall develop learning objectives, based on identified gaps in knowledge, for each CME Sponsors shall use the objectives developed for an educational activity to select the content Source Data SuggestionsNote that this is neither a complete nor exhaustive list, just a few of the more well-known sources to get you started. Please let us know if this is helpful or if you have any additions, changes, or deletions.
US Government Resourceshttp://www.health.gov is a portal to the Web sites of a number of multi-agency health initiatives and activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other Federal departments and agencies. This site is coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. United States Center for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov National Institutes for Health http://nih.gov United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) http://www.ahrq.gov/ Health-Related Foundations/OrganizationsThe Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation – Health Policy http://kff.org/ The United Health Foundation – America’s Health Rankings (by state) http://www.americashealthrankings.org/ The National Women’s Health Foundation http://www.nationalwomenshealth.org/ National Public Health Information Coalition http://www.nphic.org/ American Public Health Association http://www.apha.org/ Disease Specific OrganizationsAmerican Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/ American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000 American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/ State Specific OrganizationsAssociation of State and Territorial Health Officials http://www.astho.org/ CDC Public Health Resources – State Departments of Health http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/international/relres.html National Association of County and City Health Officials http://www.naccho.org/ Most states have specific health statistical data available that may aid in determining need. For example: State of Illinois Health Statistics http://www.idph.state.il.us/health/statshome.htm Journals Relative to the Specialties of Osteopathic MedicineJournal of the American Osteopathic Association http://www.jaoa.org/ Journal of Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care http://www.om-pc.com/ Osteopathic Family Physician http://www.acofp.org/resources/publications.aspx Journal of the American College of Osteopathic Dermatology http://www.aocd.org/jaocd/index.html Medical JournalsJournal of the American Medical Association http://jama.ama-assn.org/ American Family Physician http://www.aocd.org/jaocd/index.html Family Practice Management http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/publications/journals/fpm.html The New England Journal of Medicine http://content.nejm.org/ Web Search EnginesJournal Watch - Journal Watch reviews over 180 scientific and medical journals to present important clinical research findings and insightful commentary. http://www.jwatch.org/ MedScape/MedScapeCME/WebMD – no fee but requires registration http://www.medscape.com/T
AOBPM (Preventive Medicine) Exam Tables of SpecificityTable 1. Core – Distribution of Items Across Domains
Table 2. Core Oral – Distribution of Items Across Domains
Please note, this table does not total to 100 Table 3. Public Health/Community Medicine Re-Certification –
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Domain |
Distribution |
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Epidemiology and Statistics |
16% |
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Acute Disease Prevention |
15% |
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Chronic Disease Prevention |
10% |
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Maternal and Child Health |
4% |
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Injuries |
10% |
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Mental Health and Retardation |
5% |
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Substance Abuse |
2% |
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Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
6% |
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Legal Aspects of Medicine |
4% |
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Medical Ethics |
2% |
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Health Care Professionals |
6% |
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Health Care Services and Finance |
11% |
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Public Health Administration |
4% |
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Infectious Disease |
5% |
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Total |
100% |
Table 4. Occupational/Environmental Medicine – Distribution of Items Across Domains
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Domain |
Distribution |
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Treatment |
20% |
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Rules and Regulations |
15% |
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Epi/Biostat |
5% |
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Health Management/Impairment |
3% |
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Toxicology |
20% |
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Hearing |
5% |
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Dermatology |
5% |
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Respiratory/Industrial Hygiene |
20% |
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Reproductive |
2% |
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Decompressions |
1% |
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Vibrations |
1% |
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Radiation |
3% |
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Total |
100% |
Please note, this table does not total 100%
Table 5. Occupational and Environmental Medicine Re-Certification – Distribution of Items Across Domains (also CAQ)
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Domain |
Distribution |
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Epidemiology and Statistics |
3% |
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Acute Disease Prevention |
13% |
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Chronic Disease Prevention |
5% |
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Impairment and Disability Evaluation |
5% |
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Toxicology |
12% |
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Injury Prevention |
8% |
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Mental Health and Retardation |
2% |
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Industrial Hygiene and Safety |
12% |
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Substance Abuse |
2% |
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Clinical Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
13% |
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Legal and Regulatory Requirements |
10% |
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Physical Hazards |
7% |
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Biological Hazards |
6% |
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Reproductive Hazards |
2% |
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Total |
100% |
Table 6. Aerospace Medicine – Distribution of Items Across Domains
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Domain |
Distribution |
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History |
3% |
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Biomechanics |
15% |
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Civil Regulation |
20% |
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Clinical Aerospace Medicine |
45% |
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Environment of Flight |
7% |
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Specialized Areas |
10% |
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Total |
100% |
Table 7. Aerospace Medicine Re-Certification – Distribution of Items Across Domains
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Domain |
Distribution |
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History |
2% |
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Biomechanics |
15% |
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Legal and Regulatory Requirements |
20% |
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Clinical Aerospace Medicine |
20% |
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Environment of Flight |
10% |
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Epidemiology and Statistics |
6% |
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Injury Prevention |
10% |
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Barometric Physiology |
15% |
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Substance Abuse |
2% |
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Total |
100% |
AOBPM Exam Results Reports 2010-2014
Top Top
Public Health Continuous Certification
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2010-2014: Public Health Osteopathic Continuous Certification |
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(Includes Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012) |
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Overall: 11 candidates (6 passed, 5 failed) |
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Multiple Choice Exam: 10 candidates (6 passed, 4 failed) |
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Oral Exam: 0 candidates |
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Essay Exam: 7 candidates (6 passed, 1 failed) |
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Table of Specifications |
Group Minimum |
Group Average |
Group Maximum |
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Acute Disease Prevention |
33.30 |
74.10 |
100.00 |
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Biostatistics |
50.00 |
88.88 |
100.00 |
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Chronic Disease Prevention |
0.00 |
50.00 |
50.00 |
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Clinical Preventive Medicine |
50.00 |
75.16 |
100.00 |
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Epidemiology and Statistics |
46.20 |
77.50 |
92.30 |
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Evidence Based Medicine |
0.00 |
86.66 |
100.00 |
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General Preventive Medicine |
33.30 |
66.90 |
100.00 |
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Infectious Disease |
0.00 |
86.65 |
100.00 |
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Legal Aspects of Medicine |
0.00 |
90.00 |
100.00 |
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Occupational and Environmental |
0.00 |
77.34 |
100.00 |
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Public Health |
55.60 |
87.32 |
100.00 |
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Public Health Administration |
0.00 |
30.85 |
100.00 |
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Public Health Law |
0.00 |
61.58 |
100.00 |
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Study Design |
40.00 |
69.35 |
86.00 |
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*Results include 4 retake of Specialty MC, 1 retake of essay |
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No Candidates in 2013 or 2014 |
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2010-2014: Occupational Medicine CAQ |
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(Includes Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014) |
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Overall: 29 candidates (21 passed, 8 failed) |
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Multiple Choice Exam: 24 candidates (20 passed, 4 failed) |
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Oral Exam: 0 candidates |
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Essay Exam: 28 candidates (22 passed, 6 failed) |
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Table of Specifications |
Group Minimum |
Group Average |
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Group Maximum |
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Acute Disease Prevention |
38.00 |
59.59 |
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90.00 |
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Biological Hazards |
25.00 |
47.10 |
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100.00 |
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Chronic Disease Prevention |
50.00 |
78.18 |
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100.00 |
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Chronic Disease |
100.00 |
100.00 |
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100.00 |
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Clinical Occ & Env Med |
43.75 |
61.29 |
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83.30 |
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Epidemiology and Statistics |
20.00 |
64.25 |
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100.00 |
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Impairment & Disability Evaluation |
50.00 |
78.13 |
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100.00 |
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Industrial Hygiene and Safety |
28.57 |
70.34 |
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100.00 |
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Injury Prevention |
33.00 |
64.87 |
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100.00 |
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Legal & Regulatory Requirements |
46.67 |
79.65 |
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100.00 |
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Mental Health & Retardation |
0.00 |
50.00 |
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100.00 |
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Physical Hazards |
50.00 |
89.77 |
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100.00 |
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Radiation |
0.00 |
50.00 |
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100.00 |
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Reproductive Hazards |
0.00 |
74.00 |
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100.00 |
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Rule and Regulation |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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0.00 |
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Substance Abuse |
0.00 |
25.91 |
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100.00 |
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Toxicology |
48.00 |
67.78 |
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87.00 |
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Treatment |
0.00 |
23.13 |
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100.00 |
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Undefined |
0.00 |
52.50 |
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80.00 |
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*Results include 5 retakes of MC, 5 retakes of essay |
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Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine CAQ
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2010-2014: Undersea & Hypberbaric Medicine CAQ |
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(Includes Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014) |
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Overall: 41 candidates (32 passed, 9 failed) |
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Multiple Choice Exam: 41 candidates (32 passed, 9 failed) |
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Oral Exam: 0 candidates |
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Essay Exam: 0 candidates |
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Table of Specifications |
Group Minimum |
Group Average |
Group Maximum |
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Clinical Hyperbaric Medicine |
51.16 |
64.24 |
84.21 |
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Diving Medicine |
43.20 |
55.50 |
77.30 |
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Fundamentals |
40.35 |
65.27 |
85.71 |
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Research |
0.00 |
74.35 |
100.00 |
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*Results include 7 retakes of MC
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