Undergraduate surgical examinations: An appraisal of the clinical orals

Medical Education

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 582-589

  Hardy, K J ^a,c   Demos, L L ^b   McNeil, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Education, measurement, methods; Education, medical, undergraduate; Evaluation studies; Surgery, education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; EXAMINATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; SURGICAL TRAINING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; SURGERY;

EID: 0031766067     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1998.00275.x     Document Type: Article

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