title: Metrics for objective Assessment.
abstract: As the need for improved methods of assessing surgical competence grows, it is imperative to establish the basic infrastructure to ensure the ability to communicate among educators, education researchers, responsible training bodies, and credentialing boards. A workshop was conducted to provide a foundation for communication and a standardization of definitions, measurements, and criteria. Future conferences and workshops will be needed to review and refine this initial framework.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, 40 Temple Street, Suite 3-A, New Haven, CT 06510, USA. richard.satava@yale.edu
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Satava
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cuschieri
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hamdorf
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D013502:General Surgery / Q000145:classification / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis