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- The study aimed to evaluate how reliable and valid a performance assessment tool is for measuring communication, professionalism, and surgical skills in surgery residents.
- Fourteen residents were assessed at 7 simulation stations focused on these skills, revealing strong internal consistency for communication and surgical skills, but not for professionalism.
- The results indicated that while surgical skills improved with resident experience, professionalism did not show similar progress, suggesting the need for further refinement of assessment methods for professionalism.
Article Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of a performance assessment of communication, professionalism, and surgical skills competencies for surgery residents.
Methods: Fourteen residents from the general surgery program of the University of Calgary were assessed in 7 surgical simulation stations that included communication and professionalism skills.
Results: The internal consistency reliability of the checklists and global rating scales combined was adequate for communication (α = .75-.92) and surgical skills (α = .86-.96), but not for professionalism (α = 0). There was evidence of validity as surgical skills performance improved as a function of postgraduate year level but not for the professionalism checklist. Surgical skills and communication correlated in the 2 stations assessed (r = .55 and .57; P < .05).
Conclusions: There is evidence for both reliability and validity for simultaneously assessing surgical skills and communication skills. Further instrument development is required to assess professionalism in a structured examination context.
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