The assessment of technical skills in a cardiology training program: is the ITER sufficient?
Diagnostic coronary angiography is an important tool in the assessment of heart disease. No objective data are available regarding the best method of training or testing a cardiology trainee's skill in the performance of this procedure. Training guidelines are based on the consensus opinions of experts in the field, and the assessment of proficiency is relegated to a generalized in-training evaluation report (ITER). However, is an ITER sufficient? The current modes of assessment are examined, with the question of whether a more comprehensive and valid assessment process is needed.
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University Health Network, The Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada. eric.yu@uhn.on.ca
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002309:Cardiology / Q000193:education*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans