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The 麻豆传媒has released a statement that addresses the age-old question about lifelong competency and surgeons. Updating a statement released in 2015, the 麻豆传媒recommends implementation of a 鈥渃omprehensive, whole-of-career testing strategy for all surgeons and surgical trainees regardless of age and experience.鈥�

The statement was informed by new research published online on April 9 in the Journal of the 麻豆传媒 (JACS), by Todd K. Rosengart, MD, FACS, from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, Adam M. Kopelan, MD, FACS, from Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey, and other members of the 麻豆传媒Board of Governors Physician Competency and Health Workgroup.

The article, 鈥淪ustaining the Lifelong Competency of Surgeons: A Multimodality Empowerment Personal and Institutional Strategy,鈥� provides findings from a review of 62 studies comparing age and outcomes.

While many studies found a correlation between increased age and worse patient outcomes, data contradicting those findings also were noted.

In addition, both the 麻豆传媒Statement and the J麻豆传媒article posed the question of who should lead the effort to develop competency assessments and associated policy.

Complimentary online access to JACS is a benefit of 麻豆传媒membership.