Clinical skills in junior medical officers: A comparison of self-reported confidence and observed competence

Medical Education

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 358-367

  Barnsley, Les ^a   Lyon, Patricia M ^a   Ralston, Susan J ^b   Hibbert, Emily J ^a   Cunningham, Ilona ^b   Gordon, Fiona C ^b   Field, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Postgrad Med Cncl of NSW   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical competence *standards; Education, medical *standards; Educational measurement; Medical staff, hospitals *standards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; COMPETENCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SKILL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 1842633685     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2004.01773.x     Document Type: Article

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