Construct validity of the miniclinical evaluation exercise (MiniCEX)

Academic Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 826-830

  Holmboe, Eric S ^a,d   Huot, Stephen ^a   Chung, Jeff ^a   Norcini, John ^b   Hawkins, Richard E ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS   (United States)

^d WATERBURY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MINICLINICAL EVALUATION EXERCISE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0042026860     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200308000-00018     Document Type: Article

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