The American Urological Association In-Service Examination: Performance correlates with Canadian and American specialty examinations

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 2 I, 2003, Pages 527-529

  Baverstock, R J ^a   MacNeily, A E ^a,c   Cole, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of   (Canada)

^c BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Certification; Education, medical; Specialty boards; Urology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CERTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; UROLOGY;

EID: 0037830816     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000081598.38024.d2     Document Type: Article

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