BACKGROUND Positive correlation between the orthopedic in-training examination (OITE) and success in the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery examination has been reported. Canadian training programs in internal medicine, anesthesiology and urology have found a positive correlation between in-training examination scores and performance on the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada ...

BACKGROUND Medical professionalism helps physicians adopt a proper and good healing action for the patients based on their particular circumstance. This study was conducted to assess professionalism in surgical residents, using a 360-degree evaluation technique in several teaching hospitals in Tehran, Iran. METHODS This study was conducted on all the second and third year surgery residents fr...

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA The journal club is considered a standard of medical education across many institutions and fields of medicine. Our hypothesis is that the systematic evaluation and/or critical discussion of articles in journal club can change resident perception of the articles and topics examined. We performed a pilot study in w...

T he Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) has written a series of white papers on a diverse group of topics. They were released last year, but the College now would like some feedback from its members. It is with interest (not much, though) that I read the white paper on assessment of competence. This should be the core of what the College does for physicians: assessment o...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Laparoscopic colorectal surgery is an established safe procedure with demonstrated benefits. Proficiency in this specialty correlates with the volume of cases. We examined training in this surgical field for both general surgery and colon and rectal surgery residents to determine whether the number of cases needed for proficiency is being realized. METHODS We examine...

BACKGROUND Valid and reliable (dependable) assessment of resident clinical skills is essential for learning, promotion, and remediation. Competency is defined as what a physician can do, whereas performance is what a physician does in everyday practice. There is an ongoing need for valid and reliable measures of resident clinical performance. METHODS Anesthesia residents were evaluated confid...