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Participate in NIH Study Looking at Surgical Skills Assessment

Thomas S. Lendvay, MD, FACS

April 11, 2023

How well do surgeons evaluate performance...really?

Most of us know good performance when we see it. But, objectively, do we even agree on the most basic measures? We all strive to improve our patients' outcomes. Science shows that to improve anything, we should measure it. Here we ask our members: how much do we agree on even the most basic measures like wound closure and scarring? 

We want to thank ACS members for completing this survey to help understand best practices for assessing surgical outcomes through appraisal of post-surgical scar formation. The link above will take you to a landing page describing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) study. Once you check the box at the bottom of the page to continue, you will see photos of post-surgical scars and be asked to rate the scars characteristics using a validated assessment tool. The survey will only take 2-3 minutes. We greatly appreciate your supporting this valuable research effort.