An analysis of standardised patient checklist errors and their effect on student scores

Medical Education

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-104

  Heine, Nancy ^a   Garman, Karen ^b   Wallace, Peggy ^b   Bartos, Rebekah ^a   Richards, Anita ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Clinical competence; Education, medical, undergraduate *methods; Educational measurement; Medical history taking *standards

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STANDARD;

CALIFORNIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING;

EID: 0037299390     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2003.01416.x     Document Type: Article

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