Subject: Pilot testing of an assessment tool for competency in mastoidectomy

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This study tests the hypothesis that residents of dissimilar training levels differ in their technical performance as measured by this tool.Cross-sectional validation study.Two or more faculty otolaryngologists evaluated each resident performing a cortical mastoidectomy on a cadaveric temporal bone. Performance was rated using global and checklist components of a mastoidectomy assessment tool.Fifteen internal and external faculty members evaluated 23 residents over 3 years resulting in 118 evaluations. Construct validity was observed as scores increased with clinical training year. These differences were greater for more c...
Source: The Laryngoscope - November 3, 2009 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Kulsoom Laeeq, Nasir I. Bhatti, John P. Carey, Charles C. Della Santina, Charles J. Limb, John K. Niparko, Lloyd B. Minor, Howard W. Francis Source Type: journals