DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION FOR ASSESSING SKILLS PRACTICES OF GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENTS
Performance assessment, general surgery, medical education, feedback, medical residency, educational technology.
Introduction: The General Surgery Medical Residency Program (PRMCG) aims to train surgeons with advanced technical skills but lacks standardized methods for assessing these skills. The absence of structured feedback may result in gaps in resident training. Objective: To develop an evaluation app for practical skills of general surgery residents based on the validation of an instrument grounded in the Competency Matrix established for the General Surgery Medical Residency Program (PRMCG). Method: The study was conducted in four stages: integrative literature review, construction of the assessment instrument, validation of the instrument by experts, and app development. Results: The instrument construction considered the complexity of procedures and the resident’s training stage, including both objective and subjective evaluation items. Validation was carried out by expert judges in general surgery, who assessed the relevance, clarity, and scope of the proposed items. Concordance rates were calculated, and items with less than 80% agreement were reformulated. The validation results showed the instrument was considered relevant and comprehensive, with suggestions for improvements such as including a complexity scale for the same procedure, objective evaluation criteria, and automatic score generation by the system. Based on the validated instrument, the app was developed with an intuitive interface, enabling quick and effective resident assessments. Conclusion: The developed app represents a significant contribution to medical education, providing a practical and accessible tool for formative assessment of general surgery residents. Its implementation is expected to enhance teaching and training of future surgeons, ensuring they are prepared to face clinical practice challenges safely and competently.