Clinical skills in final-year medical students: The relationship between self-reported confidence and direct observation by faculty or residents

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-8

  Chen, Walter ^a,c   Liao, Shih Chieh ^a   Tsai, Chon Haw ^a,b   Huang, Chiu Ching ^a,b   Lin, Cheng Chieh ^a,b   Tsai, Chang Hai ^a,b,c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY BEIGANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Communication; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; SELF REPORT; SKILL; TAIWAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 41149135839     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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