Traditionally, surgeons have been trained and evaluated on the basis of their performance
of surgical procedures in live patients. This article in the Medical Education series explores …

Background The technical skill of surgical trainees is not well assessed. This study aimed (1)
to compare the reliability of three scoring systems, (2) to compare live and bench formats …

Objective: Surgical skills laboratories have become an important venue for early skill acquisition.
The principles that govern training in this novel educational environment remain largely …

Purpose This study was designed to assess the effect of ileal pouch-anal anastomosis on
sexual function and quality of life in men and women. Methods Sexual function of patients …

BACKGROUND: A new approach to testing operative technical skills, the Objective Structured
Assessment of Technical Skill (OSATS), formally assesses discrete segments of surgical …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess whether any method of hemorrhoid
therapy has been shown to be superior in randomized, controlled trials. METHOD: A meta-…

PURPOSE: To compare the psychometric properties of checklists, global rating scales
preceded by a checklist, and global rating scales alone in assessing surgery residents' …

Objective: To measure sexual function and quality of life (QOL) after rectal cancer treatment.
Summary Background Data: Previous studies on sexual function after rectal cancer …

The study of expertise in medical education has tended to follow a tradition of trying to describe
the analytic processes and/or nonanalytic resources that experts acquire with experience…

PURPOSE: Trials comparing handsewn with stapled anastomoses in colon and rectal
surgery have not found statistical differences. Despite this, authors have differed in their …