Objective assessment of technical skills in surgery

BMJ. 2003 Nov 1;327(7422):1032-7. doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7422.1032.

Abstract

In the past few years, considerable developments have been made in the objective assessment of technical proficiency of surgeons. Technical skills should be assessed during training, and various methods have been developed for this purpose

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence / standards*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Education, Medical, Continuing
  • Educational Measurement
  • General Surgery / education
  • General Surgery / standards*
  • Humans
  • Motor Skills / physiology