Introduction
This article helps you to get the most from the practice and the assessment.
Parts of the report
Principles behind the scoring system
Overall Score
The The final or overall score is the sum of the subscores.
Subscores
Timing
The time you took to perform the microsurgical suture task is recorded in the report, but does not contribute to the subscore or final score. However, it is provided to you as a another perspective of your performance. Our research has shown that trainees improve in both score and timing (i.e. they get faster) over the duration of our microsurgical course. All things being equal, a faster time reflect greater efficiency in performing the suturing task. During practice (and clinical work), speed should be not sought as an end to itself, but rather it should be a byproduct of confidence, effectiveness and efficiency.
Summary
See also:
- SParTA json format for a description of the export format.