BACKGROUND: Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) combine feedback and
evaluation with a permission to act under a specified level of supervision and the possibility …

Introduction The assessment of higher surgical training has changed in the last decade or
two, with a greater emphasis on work‐based assessments (WBAs) to prove competency …

Background: The use of Workplace-Based Assessment (WBA) has increased in recent
years. Aims: To create a modified version of Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) …

Ever-developing changes to the working hours of junior doctors by the European Working
Time Directive, the junior doctor contract of 2019 and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic …

There is an established expectation that physicians in training demonstrate competence in
all aspects of clinical care prior to entering professional practice. Multiple methods have …

We investigated the effects of reinforced audit and feedback on the medical record
documentation (MRD) of 35 surgical residents at a tertiary university hospital. In three …

Objectives To evaluate the reliability and validity of a children's carers' feedback tool, to
explore the feasibility of delivering this nationally and to determine acceptability to doctors of …

Background An increasing emphasis on accountability led to the development of the
Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Project (ISCP) in the UK. A major feature of ISCP was a …

Purpose To design and validate an objective practical assessment tool for diagnostic
shoulder arthroscopy that would provide residents with a method to evaluate their …

Objectives: The objective of this review is to summarize and critically appraise existing
evidence on the use of chart stimulated recall (CSR) and case-based discussion (CBD) as …