Improving resident performance assessment data: Numeric precision and narrative specificity

Academic Medicine

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 489-495

  Littlefield, John H ^a   DaRosa, Debra A ^b   Paukert, Judy ^c   Williams, Reed G ^d   Klamen, Debra L ^d,e   Schoolfield, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Dept of Education and Curriculum ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EVALUATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 17844384824     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200505000-00018     Document Type: Article

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