Journal of surgical education
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The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requires accredited general surgery residencies to implement competency-based developmental outcomes in resident evaluations. Overall, 16 milestones are evaluated by a clinical competency committee (CCC). The milestones span 8 domains of surgical practice and 6 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education clinical competencies. The highest level suggests preparedness for independent practice. Our objective was to compare self-assessments and committee evaluations within the milestone framework. ⋯ Surgery residents within our program demonstrated adequate self-awareness, with most self-evaluations falling within a half level of the CCC report. This self-awareness was consistent across surgical domains and most clinical competencies. Residents perceived a lower level of medical knowledge than the CCC. Subgroup analysis revealed interesting trends in the effects of sex, postgraduate year level, and academic year timing, which will take additional study to fully delineate.
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To analyze the surgical proficiency and educational quality of YouTube videos demonstrating laparoscopic fundoplication (LF). ⋯ Many videos showing the LF procedure have been uploaded to YouTube with varying degrees of quality. A process for filtering LF videos with high surgical and educational quality is feasible by evaluating the video duration, uploading source, and the views/days online ratio. However, alternative videos platforms aimed at professionals should also be considered for educational purposes.
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Comparative Study
Ensuring Competency of Novice Laparoscopic Surgeons-Exploring Standard Setting Methods and their Consequences.
Simulation-based assessment tools have been developed to allow for proficiency-based simulator training in laparoscopy. However, few studies have examined the consequences of different standard setting methods or examined what level of proficiency is considered adequate for trainees. The objectives of the present study were to explore the consequences of different standard setting methods and to examine the proficiency level that surgical trainees are expected to reach, before performing supervised surgery on patients. ⋯ Required proficiency levels varies depending on the standard setting method used, which highlights the importance of using an established standard setting method to set the pass/fail level.