Workplace based assessments (WBAs) are now commonplace in postgraduate medical
training. User acceptability and engagement is essential to the success of any medical …

Minimally invasive Heller myotomy is considered the gold standard surgical approach for
symptomatic achalasia because it is a safe and effective procedure. Over the last years …

Objectives Although trainees and trainers find feedback interactions beneficial, difficulties in
giving and receiving feedback are reported. Few studies have explored what drives trainees …

Background Work-based assessments including procedure based assessments, case
based discussions, clinical evaluation exercises and direct observation of procedural skills …

Introduction Mobile apps that utilize the framework of entrustable professional activities
(EPAs) to capture and deliver feedback are being implemented. If EPA apps are to be …

Context Direct observation (DO) of residents' performance, despite the importance that is
ascribed to it, does not readily fit in with the practice of postgraduate medical education …

Purpose To investigate surgical trainee feedback-seeking behaviors—directly asking for
feedback (inquiry) and observing and responding to situational clues (monitoring)—in the …

Objective: The present study asks whether intraoperative principles are shared among
faculty in a single residency program and explores how surgeons' individual thresholds …

Introduction: The study aimed to gain an understanding of the attitudes of trauma and
orthopaedic (T&O) trainees regarding procedure-based assessments (PBAs) and identify …

Introduction Workplace-based assessments (WBAs) are intended to maximise learning
opportunities in surgical training. There is speculation as to whether mandatory …