Using an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) to assess multiple physician competencies in postgraduate training

Medical Teacher

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 183-191

  Jefferies, Ann ^a,b,c   Simmons, Brian ^a,b,c   Tabak, Diana ^a,b,c   Mcilroy, Jodi Herold ^a,b,c   Lee, Kyong Soon ^a,b,c   Roukema, Henry ^a,b,c   Skidmore, Martin ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMPATHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; NEONATOLOGY; PERINATOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34547969915     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590701302290     Document Type: Article

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