Practical issues in developing a program for the objective assessment of clinical skills

Medical Teacher

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-21

  Heard, Jeanne K ^a,b,c   Allen, Ruth M ^a   Cason, Gerald J ^a   Cantrell, Mary ^a   Tank, Patrick W ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c OSCE Committee ^*

^d Coll of Med Curriculum Committee ^*

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031885008     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421599881426     Document Type: Article

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