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Scaled performance on the Vascular Qualifying Examination does not correlate with Vascular Certifying Examination first attempt pass in a national cohort of residents and fellows

Weaver, ML; Park, YS; Jones, AT; Sheahan, MG; Brown, KR; Chaer, RA; Huber, TS; Smith, BK. Scaled performance on the Vascular Qualifying Examination...
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Faculty and Resident Perspectives on the Implementation of Entrustable Professional Activities in General Surgery Residency

Greenberg J, Karnesky-Williams R, White E, Holmstrom A, Garcia N, Johnson J, Cook M, Nickel B, Sarosi G, Buyske J, Mellinger J.  Faculty...
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Surgical critical care: Is work-life expectancy increasing? An analysis of American Board of Surgery recertification rates across subspecialties

Brigmon EP, Ciaraglia A, Scherer EP, Schwartz DL, Nicholson S, Dent DL. Surgical critical care: Is work-life expectancy increasing? An analysis of American...
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Standard Setting for the CGSO Qualifying Examination: A Structured Approach Setting a Meaningful Standard

Eng OS, Delman KA, Barry CL, Dineen SP, Larkin AC. Standard Setting for the CGSO Qualifying Examination: A Structured Approach Setting a Meaningful...
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Decision-Making Confidence of Clinical Competency Committees for Entrustable Professional Activities

Montgomery K, Mellinger J, McLeod C, Jones A, Zmijewski P, Sarosi G, Brasel K, Klingensmith M, Minter R, Buyske J, Lindeman B. Decision Making Confidence of Clinical Competency Committees for Entrustable Professional...
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ESA/ASA Jubilee Symposium: Surgical Education

Farmer DL, O'Connell PR, Pugh CM, Lang H, Greenberg CC, Borel-Rinkes IH, Mellinger JD, Pinto-Marques H. Surgical Education. Ann Surg. 2023 Nov 1;278(5):642-646....
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Entrustable Professional Activities in Surgery: A Review

Montgomery KB, Mellinger JD, Lindeman B. Entrustable Professional Activities in Surgery: A Review. JAMA Surg. Published online March 13, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.8107
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A Look at Demographics and Transition to Virtual Assessments: An Analysis of Bias in the American Board of Surgery General Surgery Certifying Exams

Ibáñez B, Jones AT, Jeyarajah DR, Dent DL, Prendergast C, Barry CL. A Look at Demographics and Transition to Virtual Assessments: An Analysis...
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Validity of Entrustable Professional Activities in a National Sample of General Surgery Residency Programs

Montgomery KB, Mellinger JD, Jones A, et al. Validity of Entrustable Professional Activities in a National Sample of General Surgery Residency Programs. J...
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Perception of shared learning environment differs between vascular surgery and general surgery residents

Li RD, Pillado E, DiLosa K, Chia MC, Visenio M, Zhan T, Eng JS, Amortegui D, Johnson JK, Sheahan MG 3rd, Bilimoria KY,...
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