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In Response to: Torsney KM, Cocker DM, Slesser AAP (2015) The Modern Surgeon and Competency Assessment: Are the Workplace-Based Assessments Evidence-Based?

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    Alexander W. Phillips & Lucy R. Bookless

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Phillips, A.W., Bookless, L.R. In Response to: Torsney KM, Cocker DM, Slesser AAP (2015) The Modern Surgeon and Competency Assessment: Are the Workplace-Based Assessments Evidence-Based?. World J Surg 39, 2838–2839 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-015-3128-z

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