title: Validity of ophthalmology surgical competency assessment rubric for strabismus surgery in resident training.
abstract: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requires US residency programs to assess ophthalmology residents for competency in 6 core areas. Ophthalmic surgical skills are currently part of the ACGME "Patient Care" competency, although some have advocated for a seventh competency, "Surgical Skills." The Ophthalmology Surgical Competency Assessment Rubric for Strabismus Surgery in Resident Training (
  Strabismus) tool was designed to aid in the assessment of surgical skills using procedure specific behavioral anchors. The present study evaluated inter-rater agreement of the
  Strabismus tool in the assessment of resident performance.
  Strabismus evaluations of resident surgical strabismus cases were performed by a multinational group of faculty strabismus surgeons. Cronbach α statistical analysis of the completed evaluations revealed high inter-rater agreement, indicating the
  Strabismus is a reliable tool to facilitate assessment of resident strabismus surgical skills.
authors.affiliation: Abrahamson Pediatric Eye Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. Electronic address: william.motley@cchmc.org.
authors.forename: W Walker
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Motley
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, OH.
authors.forename: Karl C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Golnik
authors.affiliation: Hadassah Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Anteby
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Huban
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Atilla
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland.
authors.forename: Glen A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Gole
authors.affiliation: Strabismus Department, Instituto de Oftalmologia Fundación Conde de Valenciana, México.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Murillo
authors.affiliation: Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
authors.forename: Scott E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Olitsky
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK.
authors.forename: Rachel F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Pilling
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital and University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland.
authors.forename: Aravind R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.affiliation: RP Center for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.
authors.forename: R Michael
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Siatkowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus, Centro de Ojos Romagosa, Cordoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: Maria B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Yadarola
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education*; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000193:education*; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*