title: [Quality assurance in surgical education].
abstract: The authors determine the reliability, validity and usefulness of the "QuaSi"-test, a test for the evaluation of surgical residents.
  
  
  METHODS
  A test with multiple-choice (MC) answers was given to 47 surgeons, residents and interns of our surgery clinic. The reliability and validity of the tests were determined using statistical methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The reliability of the test was very high. Performance varied significantly according to the level of training (postgraduate year). Surgeons performed best, then the senior residents; students and interns performed worst.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The QuaSi-test is a highly reliable and valid examination that provides unique information about the performance of individual residents and the quality of postgraduate-training programs.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Chirurgie, Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shekarriz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Casper
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eckmann
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Bruch
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
vernacular_title: Qualitäts-Sicherung der chirurgischen Ausbildung (QuaSi).