Verification of Proficiency in Basic Skills for PGY-1 Surgical Residents: 10-Year Update.

Objective: The American College of Surgeons and the Association of Program Directors in Surgery developed a curriculum in 2001 that involved instructional modules for 11 basic surgical skills and a standardized Verification of Proficiency (VOP) evaluation instrument. Our institution continues to employ a modified version of this curriculum and the purpose of this study was to provide a 10-year update on our VOP evaluation instrument used to assess postgraduate year 1 (PGY-1) residents on surgical skills.

Design: All PGY-1 surgical residents over the past 10 years at our institution have completed the American College of Surgeons/the Association of Program Directors in Surgery-adapted basic surgical skills curriculum and VOP assessment.