Pilot study of an objective structured clinical examination ("the Six Pack") for evaluating clinical competencies

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-148

  Franzese, Christine B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIGITAL IMAGING; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38649093364     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2007.10.017     Document Type: Article

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