Background: Two complimentary examinations designed to comprehensively assess
competence for surgical practice have been developed. The Objective Structured …

Objective: To review methods of assessment of technical surgical competence, and to point
out the potential benefit of such assessment to training and safe practice. Design: Review of …

BACKGROUND: The Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills (GOALS),
developed by Vassiliou and colleagues, has construct validity in the assessment of surgical …

Background: This study examined whether an operative product and time to completion
could serve as measures of technical skill. Methods: Nine final-year (PGY5) and 11 …

BACKGROUND: A new approach to testing operative technical skills, the Objective
Structured Assessment of Technical Skill (OSATS), formally assesses discrete segments of …

Although the recent quality improvement efforts have made considerable gains in improving
perioperative care, these approaches largely ignore the details of what occurs during the …