The ABOS Knowledge, Skills, and Behavior Program: How Valuable Are the Assessments?

In this episode, host Doug Lundy, MD, MBA, FAAOS, welcomes American Board of Surgery (ABOS) Director David F. Martin, MD, FAAOS, and Ellen Lutnick, MD, a PGY5 at the University of Buffalo, to discuss the ABOS Knowledge, Skills, and Behavior Program, which launched in 2018 to support the shift toward competency-based medical education in orthopaedic surgery and is now required for residents in all ACGME-accredited orthopaedic surgery residency programs who plan to take the ABOS Part I exam.

The KSB program is designed to evaluate orthopaedic surgeons’ knowledge, surgical skills, and professional behavior during residency training. Dr. Martin explains the three areas of assessment, why the ABOS decided to make the program a requirement, and the value of providing formative feedback, not just summative feedback, to both residents and programs. Dr. Lutnick also offers her candid take on how she navigates the assessments, chooses cases for evaluation, and processes the feedback she receives.

Will scores eventually be used to determine who gets to take Part I? What's the number one thing residents would change about the program? Tune in to find out.

Host: Doug Lundy, MD, MBA, FAAOS, Deputy Editor, AAOS Now; member, AAOS Now Editorial Board; chair, AAOS Now Podcast Workgroup

Guests: David F. Martin, MD, FAAOS, Executive Director, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery; Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (Winston-Salem), Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Ellen Lutnick, MD, Chair, AAOS Resident Assembly Executive Committee; PGY5 and Resident Research Coordinator, University of Buffalo Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine.