Development and pilot-testing of a feasible, reliable, and valid operative competency assessment tool forendoscopicsinus surgery

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 354-359

  Lin, Sandra Y ^a   Laeeq, Kulsoom ^a   Ishii, Masaru ^a   Kim, Jean ^a   Lane, Andrew P ^a   Reh, Douglas ^a   Bhatti, Nasir I ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Competency; Construct validity; Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS); Feedback; Formative; Objective; Objective structural assessment of technical skills (OSATS); Operative; Otolaryngology; Residency; Rhinology; Summative

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; NOSE SURGERY; OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED ASSESSMENT OF TECHNICAL SKILLS; OPERATING ROOM; EDUCATION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PARANASAL SINUS; PILOT STUDY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PARANASAL SINUSES; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 67849104048     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3275     Document Type: Article

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