Development and validation processes for an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) for entry-to-practice certification in pharmacy: The Canadian experience

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Austin, Zubin ^a,b   O'Byrne, Carol ^b   Pugsley, John ^b   Munoz, Lila Quero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Certification; Clinical Assessment; Examination; OSCE; Pharmacy Education; Test Format; Testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346990326     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj670376     Document Type: Article

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