Validation of a method for assessing resident physicians' quality improvement proposals

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1330-1334

  Leenstra, James L ^a   Beckman, Thomas J ^a   Reed, Darcy A ^a   Mundell, William C ^a   Thomas, Kris G ^a   Krajicek, Bryan J ^a   Cha, Stephen S ^a   Kolars, Joseph C ^b   McDonald, Furman S ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Evaluation study; Practice based learning and improvement; Quality improvement; Systems based practice; Validation study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; PHYSICIAN; RELIABILITY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 34547842335     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0260-y     Document Type: Article

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