First-time failure rates of candidates for board certification an educational outcome measure

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 548-553

  O'Day, Denis M ^a,b   Li, Chun ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b North Tower ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXAMINATION; GRADUATE STUDENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42249098997     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.126.4.548     Document Type: Article

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