title: The ophthalmology surgical competency assessment rubric for strabismus surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To produce an internationally valid tool to assess skill in performing strabismus surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  A panel of 7 content experts adapted a previously published tool for assessing phacoemulsification by using a modified Dreyfus scale of skill acquisition and providing behavioral descriptors for each level of skill in each category. The tools were then reviewed by 12 international content experts for their constructive comments. The main outcome measure was a consensus of the experts on the final rubric.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Experts' comments were incorporated, establishing face and content validity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The tool (Ophthalmology Surgical Competency Assessment Rubric for Strabismus Surgery (ICO-OSCAR: strabismus) has face and content validity. It can be used globally to assess strabismus surgical skill. Reliability and predictive validity are yet to be determined.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. kgolnik@fuse.net
authors.forename: Karl C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Golnik
authors.forename: W Walker
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Motley
authors.forename: Huban
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Atilla
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pilling
authors.forename: Aravind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Maria B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Yadarola
authors.forename: Kanxing
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education*; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires