Issues in implementing a real competency-based training and assessment system

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 1253, 2007, Pages

  Callaghan, Kathleen ^a   Hunt, Graham ^a   Windsor, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SKILL; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; STANDARD;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 34249283549     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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