Reliability of the MRCP(UK) Part I Examination, 1984-2001

Medical Education

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 609-611

  McManus, I C ^a,b   Mooney Somers, J ^b   Dacre, J E ^b   Vale, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MRCPUK Central Office   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical competence, standards; Education, medical, graduate, standards, methods; Educational measurement, standards; Great Britain; Reproducibilty of results

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXAMINATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIALTY BOARDS;

EID: 0037561024     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2003.01568.x     Document Type: Article

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