A sampling strategy for promoting and assessing medical student retention of physical examination skills

Academic Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Williams, Reed G ^a   Klamen, Debra L ^b   Mayer, David ^b   Valaski, Maureen ^b   Roberts, Nicole K ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKILL RETENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 34748896609     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318141f5ca     Document Type: Article

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