Summative assessment of medical students' communication skills and professional attitudes through observation in clinical practice

Medical Teacher

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 583-589

  De Haes, J C J M ^a   Oort, F J ^a   Hulsman, R L ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ERROR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NETHERLANDS; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGIST; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; STANDARD; VIDEOTAPE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 31144470477     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590500061378     Document Type: Article

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