Table 2.

Attitudes^* toward exit exam curriculum

Survey Item	Mean (SD)
I received useful educational feedback from the skills assessments	3.33 (1.21)
The LVH simulation model is useful for skills assessment	3.83 (.41)
The bowel anastomosis simulation model is useful for skills assessment	4.17 (.41)
The pancreaticojejunostomy simulation model is useful for skills assessment	3.67 (.82)
Assessments like these should be a required part of the surgery residency curriculum	3.67 (.52)
In general, I feel well prepared to make intra-operative decisions independently	4.10 (.75)

^*Responses on a 5-point Likert scale from 1=strong disagree to 5=strongly agree