Development and Pilot Testing of an Assessment Tool for Performance of Anatomic Lung Resection

BackgroundTo meet the need for competency assessment in thoracic surgery education, we developed and tested an instrument to assess trainees’ ability to perform anatomic lung resection for cancer.MethodsThe Thoracic Competency Assessment Tool-Anatomic Resection for Lung Cancer (TCAT-ARC) was developed through a multistep process involving logical analysis, expert review, and simulation-based and clinical pilot testing. Validity evidence was...