Purpose Advances in technology and computing play an increasingly important role in the
evolution of modern surgical techniques and paradigms. This article reviews the current role …

BACKGROUND: Failures in nontechnical and teamwork skills frequently lie at the heart of
harm and near-misses in the operating room (OR). The purpose of this systematic review …

Background Clinical outcomes after many complex surgical procedures vary widely across
hospitals and surgeons. Although it has been assumed that the proficiency of the operating …

The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) was first described by Harden in
1975 as an alternative to the existing methods of assessing clinical performance (Harden et …

Purpose The education of surgical trainees should be based on an accurate evaluation of
their surgical skill levels. In our hospital, the Objective Structured Assessment of Technical …

Policy learning in robot-assisted surgery (RAS) lacks data efficient and versatile methods
that exhibit the desired motion quality for delicate surgical interventions. To this end, we …

Non-technical skills are of increasing importance in surgery and surgical training. A
traditional focus on technical skills acquisition and competence is no longer enough for the …

Importance Automatic surgical skill assessment with artificial intelligence (AI) is more
objective than manual video review–based skill assessment and can reduce human burden …

BACKGROUND: Assessment by direct observation of procedural skills is an important
source of constructive feedback. The aim of this study was to identify observational tools for …

In order to construct and evaluate the validity argument for the Objective Structured
Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS), based on Kane's framework, we conducted a …