How good a surgeon are you? - Standardized formative assessment of surgical competence for ophthalmology residents in training

The making of a trainee resident into a competent surgeon is challenging. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education in the United States mandates six core competencies for residents in training patient care, medical knowledge, practice‐based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and systems‐based practice.[1] Although surgical competence is just one part of the vast skill set an ophthalmology resident is expected to acquire, it is unarguably the most important attribute that has a direct impact on patient outcome.