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Area of Science:

  • Surgical Education and Training
  • Operative Skill Assessment
  • Competency-Based Medical Education

Background:

  • Current surgical operative skill assessment relies on broad, global strategies, lacking assurance of technical competence for individual procedures.
  • Advancements in assessment science enable a more meaningful, competency-based strategy for evaluating surgical trainees.
  • High-quality operative skill assessment is crucial for training, accreditation, certification, and public trust in surgery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an evidence-based blueprint for the training, assessment, and certification of operative performance in surgical trainees.
  • To review the current status and science of operative skill assessment and present a template for competency-based evaluation.

Main Methods:

  • Review of the current science and status of operative skill assessment.
  • Proposal of a template for competency-based assessment applicable to general surgery and other procedural specialties.
  • Discussion of key implementation factors: number of evaluations, raters, timeliness, and evaluation items.

Main Results:

  • Streamlined, routine assessment of all procedures performed by surgical trainees is feasible, enabling a competency-based educational paradigm.
  • Mastery learning standards should be applied to high-frequency, critical procedures, while less frequent ones use norm-referenced standards.
  • Aggregate analysis can provide an overall performance trajectory for trainees.

Conclusions:

  • A competency-based operative skill assessment framework can be integrated into surgical training, assessment, and certification.
  • A systematic approach is needed to demonstrate professional standards and maintain public trust in surgery.
  • The proposed blueprint offers a path toward more rigorous and reliable evaluation of surgical competence.