#06 - The Mystery of the Missing Milestone Outcomes

Assessments that matter is the ultimate goal of any health professions education system. This paper looked at the US surgical milestones rating scores in relation to surgical outcomes of graduates and found a surprising result.

Episode host Jason R. Frank

Article: Kendrick, D. E., Thelen, A. E., Chen, X., Gupta, T., Yamazaki, K., Krumm, A. E., Bandeh-Ahmadi, H., Clark, M., Luckoscki, J., Fan, Z., Wnuk, G. M., Ryan, A. M., Mukherjee, B., Hamstra, S. J., Dimick, J. B., Holmboe, E. S., & George, B. C. (n.d.). Association of Surgical Resident Competency Ratings With Patient Outcomes. Academic Medicine, 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005157. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000005157

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Hosts: Lara Varpio, Jason Frank, Jonathan Sherbino, Linda Snell
Technical Producer: Samuel Lundberg
Executive Producer: Teresa Sörö

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