Obtaining Meaningful Assessment in Thoracic Surgery Education

Amy L Holmstrom; Shari L Meyerson

doi:10.1016/j.thorsurg.2019.03.002

Obtaining Meaningful Assessment in Thoracic Surgery Education

Thorac Surg Clin. 2019 Aug;29(3):239-247. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2019.03.002. Epub 2019 May 17.

Authors

Amy L Holmstrom¹, Shari L Meyerson²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North Saint Clair Street, Suite 2320, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
² Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, 740 South Limestone, Suite A301, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. Electronic address: shari.meyerson@uky.edu.

PMID: 31235292
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2019.03.002

Abstract

Training in thoracic surgery has evolved immensely over the past decade due to the advent of integrated programs, technological innovations, and regulations on resident duty hours, decreasing the time trainees have to learn. These changes have made assessment of thoracic surgical trainees even more important. Shifts in medical education have increasingly emphasized competency, which has led to novel competency-based assessment tools for clinical and operative assessment. These novel tools take advantage of simulation and modern technology to provide more frequent and comprehensive assessment of the surgical trainee to ensure competence.

Keywords: Competency-based medical education; Entrustable professional activities; Surgical assessment; Surgical education.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence*
Humans
Internship and Residency
Observation
Simulation Training
Thoracic Surgery / education*
Thoracic Surgical Procedures / education*