Technical skills assessment as part of the selection process for a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery
Surgical EndoscopyPublished 23 September 2008
Javier Salgado, Teodor Grantcharov, Pavlos Papasavas, Daniel J. Gagné, Philip F. Caushaj
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Evaluations by senior surgeons are reproducible and reliable and the introduction of technical skills assessment has the potential to improve the current method of candidate selection, making it more valid, objective, and transparent.
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Evaluations by senior surgeons are reproducible and reliable. The introduction of technical skills assessment has the potential to improve the current method of candidate selection, making it more valid, objective, and transparent.
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