The in-training examination in internal medicine: Resident perceptions and lack of correlation between resident scores and faculty predictions of resident performance

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 206-210

  Hawkins, Richard E ^a   Sumption, Kevin F ^b   Gaglione, Margaret M ^b   Holmboe, Eric S ^c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPETENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033083774     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(98)00392-1     Document Type: Article

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