Impact of the United States medical licensing examination step 2 clinical skills exam on medical school clinical skills assessment

Academic Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Hauer, Karen E ^a   Teherani, Arianne ^a   Kerr, Kathleen M ^a   O'Sullivan, Patricia S ^a   Irby, David M ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LICENSING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39049184734     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.acm.0000236531.32318.02     Document Type: Article

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