Competency-based assessment: Making it a reality

Medical Teacher

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 565-568

  Davis, Margery H ^a   Harden, Ronald M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b International Virtual Medical School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCREDITATION; CANADA; CURRICULUM; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMANTICS;

EID: 0346656580     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0142159032000153842     Document Type: Editorial

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