TY - JOUR
T1 - Validated assessment tools and maintenance of certification in plastic surgery
T2 - Current status, challenges, and future possibilities
AU - Janis, Jeffrey E.
AU - Vedder, Nicholas B.
AU - Reid, Christopher M.
AU - Gosman, Amanda
AU - Mann, Karen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Background: The transition to the Next Accreditation System is well underway, and a shift toward competency-based assessment in the form of milestones is now the standard. A significant effort has been completed by the Plastic Surgery Milestones Working Group to develop specific milestones and assessment tools for plastic surgery training. Methods: The history of the development toward competency-based assessment was reviewed. Data regarding the trends and regulations associated with board certification and the role of maintenance of certification were reviewed. Results: The work of the Plastic Surgery Milestones Working Group has sparked interest in assessment and created an opportunity for further development. The efforts toward validating assessment tools by our colleagues working in other surgical specialties serve as a suitable roadmap for further progress. Board certification is an integral part of successful practice and should be regarded as an expectation. Despite the burdens associated with maintenance of certification, it serves a valuable function in ensuring optimal patient care and is often retrospectively seen as an important component of practice. Conclusions: The competency-based milestones are the new standard, and work on this new methodology of assessing plastic surgery trainees is expected to continue. Accurate assessment is critical to the pathways for board certification and maintenance of certification, which serve important roles for all parties involved in the delivery of medical care.
AB - Background: The transition to the Next Accreditation System is well underway, and a shift toward competency-based assessment in the form of milestones is now the standard. A significant effort has been completed by the Plastic Surgery Milestones Working Group to develop specific milestones and assessment tools for plastic surgery training. Methods: The history of the development toward competency-based assessment was reviewed. Data regarding the trends and regulations associated with board certification and the role of maintenance of certification were reviewed. Results: The work of the Plastic Surgery Milestones Working Group has sparked interest in assessment and created an opportunity for further development. The efforts toward validating assessment tools by our colleagues working in other surgical specialties serve as a suitable roadmap for further progress. Board certification is an integral part of successful practice and should be regarded as an expectation. Despite the burdens associated with maintenance of certification, it serves a valuable function in ensuring optimal patient care and is often retrospectively seen as an important component of practice. Conclusions: The competency-based milestones are the new standard, and work on this new methodology of assessing plastic surgery trainees is expected to continue. Accurate assessment is critical to the pathways for board certification and maintenance of certification, which serve important roles for all parties involved in the delivery of medical care.
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U2 - 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002038
DO - 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002038
M3 - Article
C2 - 27018688
AN - SCOPUS:84964019077
SN - 0032-1052
VL - 137
SP - 1327
EP - 1333
JO - Plastic and reconstructive surgery
JF - Plastic and reconstructive surgery
IS - 4
ER -