@article{TGC1857,
author = {Karin M. Hardiman},
title = {New competency assessment tool for laparoscopic colorectal surgery},
journal = {Translational Gastrointestinal Cancer},
volume = {2},
number = {3},
year = {2013},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Due to an increasing awareness of the complications of medical and surgical treatment, the public has a growing distrust of the medical system and of their physicians. Patients have become more demanding when it comes to knowing the qualifications of those who are treating them. The expectations of physician training are increasing and the tools we use to assess that training must also improve. Historically, there has been little to no formal assessment of technical skill for board certification or credentialing in the United States. The assumption has been that if you have completed residency training, you are proficient. Board certification in surgery requires completion of a training program and passing written and oral exams, but no technical exam. Compounding the problem of assessment after residency and fellowship, many of the procedures performed by practicing surgeons were not taught in their training because they did not exist and are learned on the job. There is, therefore, a pressing need for formation and adoption of assessment tools such as the one presented in the recent Annals of Surgery article by Miskovic et al. (1).},
url = {https://tgc.amegroups.com/article/view/1857}
}