Assessments that matter is the ultimate goal of any health professions education system. This paper looked at the US surgical milestones rating scores in relation to surgical outcomes of graduates and found a surprising result.

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Article: Kendrick, D. E., Thelen, A. E., Chen, X., Gupta, T., Yamazaki, K., Krumm, A. E., Bandeh-Ahmadi, H., Clark, M., Luckoscki, J., Fan, Z., Wnuk, G. M., Ryan, A. M., Mukherjee, B., Hamstra, S. J., Dimick, J. B., Holmboe, E. S., & George, B. C. (n.d.). Association of Surgical Resident Competency Ratings With Patient Outcomes. Academic Medicine, 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005157. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000005157

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