The Predictive Validity of the Internal Medicine In-Training Examination

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 735-740

  Babbott, Stewart F ^a   Beasley, B W ^b   Hinchey, K T ^c   Blotzer, J W ^d   Holmboe, E S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d YORK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Board certification; Certifying examination; In training examination; Medical education; Medical knowledge; Prediction; Predictive validity; Residents

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE IN TRAINING EXAMINATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34547430071     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.05.003     Document Type: Note

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