Clinical skills training: Developing objective assessment instruments

Medical Education

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 359-363

  O'Connor, H M ^a,b   McGraw, R C ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOTEL DIEU HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Education, medical, undergraduate; Educational measurement; Intubation, intratracheal; Ontario; Psychomotor performance; Suture techniques

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPETENCE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; SUTURING METHOD;

EID: 0030694355     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1997.d01-45.x     Document Type: Article

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