Purpose of review Assessment of surgical technical skills has traditionally occurred through
informal means using sporadic and subjective feedback. Recent trends in patient safety …

Objective: The aim of this study was to propose an evidence-based blueprint for training,
assessment, and certification of operative performance for surgical trainees. Summary …

Purpose To create and empirically verify a taxonomy of metrics for assessing surgical
technical skills, and to determine which types of metrics, skills, settings, learners, models …

BACKGROUND Reliable performance assessment is a necessary prerequisite for outcome-
based assessment of surgical technical skill. Numerous observational instruments for …

Objective The goal of the current study is to systematically review the literature addressing
the use of automated methods to evaluate technical skills in surgery. Background The …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to create a technical skills assessment toolbox for
35 basic and advanced skills/procedures that comprise the American College of Surgeons …

Background: Surgeons are increasingly being scrutinized for their performance and there is
growing interest in objective assessment of technical skills. The purpose of this study was to …

Background: Recent attempts to gain a more objective measure of surgical technical skill
include the use of structured checklists and motion analysis of surgeons' hand movements …

BACKGROUND: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education common
program requirements mandate a competency-based assignment of duties. To accomplish …

BACKGROUND: Established methods for assessing surgical performance face limitations.
Global rating scales and procedure-specific checklists are resource intensive and rely on …