Use of an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) for the assessment of physician performance in the ultrasound evaluation of trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 627-631

  Sisley, Amy C ^a   Johnson, Steven B ^a   Erickson, Whitney ^a   Fortune, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

FAST; Objective structured clinical examination; Training; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

EID: 0032872701     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199910000-00004     Document Type: Article

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