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Commentary on Lineberry et al., The Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) skills test: factors associated with first-attempt scores and pass rate

Authors: John D. Mellinger, Liane S. Feldman, Jeffrey M. Marks

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 8/2020

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“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble; it’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” – attributed to Mark Twain

“It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning.”—Claude Bernard

In this issue of Surgical Endoscopy, Lineberry et al. provide an updated analysis of the SAGES FES (Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery) technical skills platform. This is based on the performance of residents taking the FES exam in its first 2 years as a required prerequisite for admission to the American Board of Surgery (ABS) Qualifying Examination (QE). …

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Title: Commentary on Lineberry et al., The Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) skills test: factors associated with first-attempt scores and pass rate
Authors: John D. Mellinger
Liane S. Feldman
Jeffrey M. Marks
Publication date: 01-08-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 8/2020
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-020-07692-4

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