Abstract
A career in surgery in the United Kingdom demands a commitment to a long journey of assessment. The assessment methods used must ensure that the appropriate candidates are selected into a programme of study or a job and must guarantee public safety by regulating the progression of surgical trainees and the certification of trained surgeons. This review attempts to analyse the psychometric properties of various assessment methods used in the selection of candidates to medical school, job selection, progression in training, and certification. Validity is an indicator of how well an assessment measures what it is designed to measure. Reliability informs us whether a test is consistent in its outcome by measuring the reproducibility and discriminating ability of the test. In the long journey of assessment in surgical training, the same assessment formats are frequently being used for selection into a programme of study, job selection, progression, and certification. Although similar assessment methods are being used for different purposes in surgical training, the psychometric properties of these assessment methods have not been examined separately for each purpose. Because of the significance of these assessments for trainees and patients, their reliability and validity should be examined thoroughly in every context where the assessment method is being used.
Highlights
Medicine is a satisfying and financially rewarding profession that demands multiple physical and cognitive skills as well as a stable personality with appropriate traits
In the long journey of surgical training, the same assessment formats are frequently being used for selection into a programme of study, job selection, progression, and certification (Table 1)
These assessment methods must ensure that the appropriate candidates are selected into a programme of study or job and must guarantee public safety by regulating the progression of surgical trainees and the certification of trained surgeons
Summary
Medicine is a satisfying and financially rewarding profession that demands multiple physical and cognitive skills as well as a stable personality with appropriate traits. Content validity refers to whether a test is suitable as a measure of what it is designed to. 2013, National Health Personnel Licensing Examination Board of the Republic of Korea Incremental or criterion validity is a comparison of tests that measure the same trait. Reliability informs us whether a test is consistent in its outcome by measuring the reproducibility and discriminating ability of a test. The exam candidate must demonstrate the minimum ability in a certain domain, such as clinical examination, in order to be judged as fit to practice and pass an exam. The performance of the other exam participants is not taken into account
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