Developing a Valid Evaluation for Interpersonal and Communication Skills

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1056-1061

  Reisdorff, Earl J ^a   Hughes, Mary Jo ^a   Castaneda, Carlos ^a   Carlson, Dale J ^a   Donohue, William A ^a   Fediuk, Thomas A ^a   Hughes, William P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; education; evaluation; general competency

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEMANTICS;

EID: 33748932737     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2006.06.052     Document Type: Article

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