Feasibility and reliability of an in-training assessment programme in an undergraduate clerkship

Medical Education

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1270-1277

  Daelmans, H E M ^a   Van Der Hem Stokroos, H H ^a   Hoogenboom, R J I ^b   Scherpbier, A J J A ^b   Stehouwer, C D A ^a   Van Der Vleuten, C P M ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical clerkship standards; Education, medical, undergraduate *standards; Educational measurement standards; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPETENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSERVATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKILL; STANDARD; TRAINING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; DENMARK; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 10644243602     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2004.02019.x     Document Type: Article

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