Publications by Members of SIMPL

Examining the Impact of Using the SIMPL Application on Feedback in Surgical Education

Kirsten Gunderson, BS, Sarah Sullivan, PhD, Charles Warner-Hillard, MSPH, Ryan Thompson, MD, Jacob A. Greenberg, MD, EdM, Eugene F. Foley, MD, Hee Soo Jung, MD Journal of Surgical Education, 2018

Readiness of US General Surgery Residents for Independent Practice.

George BC, Bohnen JD, Williams RG, Meyerson SL, Schuller MC, Clark MJ, Meier AH, Torbeck L, Mandell SP, Mullen JT, Smink DS, Scully RE, Chipman JG, Auyang ED, Terhune KP, Wise PE, Choi JN, Foley EF, Dimick JB, Choti MA, Soper NJ, Lillemoe KD, Zwischenberger JB, Dunnington GL, DaRosa DA, Fryer JP on behalf of the Procedural Learning and Safety Collaborative (PLSC). Annals of Surgery. 2017;266(4):582–594.

Practice Guidelines for Operative Performance Assessments

Williams RG, Kim MJ, Dunnington GL. Ann Surg. 2016;264(6):934-48.

The Feasibility of Real-Time Intraoperative Performance Assessment With SIMPL (System for Improving and Measuring Procedural Learning): Early Experience From a Multi-institutional Trial

Bohnen JD, George BC, Williams RG, Schuller MC, DaRosa DA, Torbeck L, Mullen JT, Meyerson SL, Auyang ED, Chipman JG, Choi JN, Choti MA, Endean ED, Foley EF, Mandell SP, Meier AH, Smink DS, Terhune KP, Wise PE, Soper NJ, Zwischenberger JB, Lillemoe KD, Dunnington GL, Fryer JP. J Surg Educ. 2016;73(6):e118-e130.

Using the ACGME Milestones for Resident Self-Evaluation and Faculty Engagement

Meier AH, Gruessner A, Cooney RN. J Surg Educ. 2016;73(6):e150-e157.

How do supervising surgeons evaluate guidance provided in the operating room?

Chen XP, Williams RG, Sanfey HA, Dunnington GL. Am J Surg. 2012 Jan;203(1):44-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.09.003. Epub 2011 Nov 9.

Evaluating resident operative performance: a qualitative analysis of expert opinions.

Sanfey H, Williams RG, Chen X, Dunnington GL. Surgery. 2011 Oct;150(4):759-70. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.07.058.

The Measured Effect of Delay in Completing Operative Performance Ratings on Clarity and Detail of Ratings Assigned.

Williams RG, Chen XP, Sanfey H, Markwell SJ, Mellinger JD, Dunnington GL. J Surg Educ. 2014 Nov-Dec;71(6):e132-8.

Reliability, validity, and feasibility of the Zwisch scale for the assessment of intraoperative performance.

George BC, Teitelbaum EN, Meyerson SL, Schuller MC, DaRosa DA, Petrusa ER, Petito LC, Fryer JP.  J Surg Educ. 2014 Nov-Dec;71(6):90-96.

How much guidance is given in the operating room? Factors influencing faculty self-reports, resident perceptions, and faculty/resident agreement.

Torbeck L, Williams RG, Choi J, Schmitz CC, Chipman JG, Dunnington GL. Surgery. 2014 Oct;156(4):797-803.

Defining the Autonomy Gap: When Expectations Do Not Meet Reality in the Operating Room.

Meyerson SL, Teitelbaum EN, George BC, Schuller MC, DaRosa DA, Fryer JP.  J Surg Educ. 2014 June 9: 71(6):64-72. 

Duration of faculty training needed to ensure reliable or performance ratings.

George BC, Teitelbaum EN, DaRosa DA, Hungness ES, Meyerson SL, Fryer JP, Schuller MC, Zwischenberger JB. J Surg Educ. 2013 Nov-Dec;70(6):703-8.

A theory-based model for teaching and assessing residents in the operating room.

DaRosa DA, Zwischenberger JB, Meyerson SL, George BC, Teitelbaum EN, Soper NJ, Fryer JP. J Surg Educ. 2013 Jan-Feb;70(1):24-30.

Surgical residents' perception of competence and relevance of the clinical curriculum to future practice.

Fronza JS, Prystowsky JP, DaRosa D, Fryer JP. J Surg Educ. 2012 Nov-Dec;69(6):792-7.

A template for reliable assessment of resident operative performance: assessment intervals, numbers of cases and raters.

Williams RG, Verhulst S, Colliver JA, Sanfey H, Chen X, Dunnington GL. Surgery. 2012 Oct;152(4):517-24; discussion 524-7.

A controlled study to determine measurement conditions necessary for a reliable and valid operative performance assessment: a controlled prospective observational study.

Williams RG, Sanfey H, Chen X, Dunnington GL.  Ann Surg. 2012 July 256(1):177-87.

Use of the Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE) curriculum as a template for evaluating and planning a program's clinical curriculum.

Fryer J, Corcoran N, DaRosa D.  J Surg Educ. 2010 Jan-Feb;67(1):52-7.

Refining the evaluation of operating room performance.

Kim MJ, Williams RG, Boehler ML, Ketchum JK, Dunnington GL. J Surg Educ.2009 Nov-Dec;66(6):352-6.

Feasibility, reliability and validity of an operative performance rating system for evaluating surgery residents.

Larson JL, Williams RG, Ketchum J, Boehler ML, Dunnington GL. Surgery. 2005;138:640-649.