Can Deficiencies in Performance Be Identified Earlier in Surgical Residency? An Initial Report of a Surgical Trainee Assessment of Readiness Exam

Identifying gaps in medical knowledge, patient management, and procedural competence is difficult early in surgical residency. We designed and implemented an end-of-year examination for our postgraduate year 1 residents, entitled Surgical Trainee Assessment of Readiness (STAR). Our objective in this study was to determine whether STAR scores correlated with other available indicators of resident performance, such as the American Board of Surgery in-training exam (ABSITE) and Milestone scores, and if they provided evidence of additional discriminatory value.

Source: Journal of Surgical Education - August 19, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Christine Dauphine, Angela L. Neville, Ashkan Moazzez, Dennis Y. Kim, Eric R. Simms, George Singer, Christian de Virgilio Tags: Original Reports Source Type: research