Concurrent validity of written and osce components of the canadian dental certification examinations

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 896-901

  Gerrow, Jack D ^a,b   Murphy, H Joseph ^a   Boyd, Marcia A ^b,c   Scott, David A ^b,d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b National Dental Examining Board of Canada   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Certification; Examination; Licensure; OSCE; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANADA; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; DENTAL EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STUDENT; TOOTH; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; LICENSING; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

CANADA; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; LICENSURE, DENTAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0141496351     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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