title: The challenge of objective assessment of surgical skill.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Darzi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mackay
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom