Validity, reliability, feasibility and satisfaction of the Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) for cardiology residency training

Medical Teacher

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 785-790

  de Lima, Alberto Alves ^a   Barrero, Carlos ^a   Baratta, Sergio ^a   Costa, Yanina Castillo ^a   Bortman, Guillermo ^a   Carabajales, Justo ^a   Conde, Diego ^b   Galli, Amanda ^a   Degrange, Graciela ^a   Van der Vleuten, Cees ^c  

^a SOCIEDAD ARGENTINA DE CARDIOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO CARDIOVASCULAR DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL THEORY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MINI CLINICAL EVALUATION EXERCISE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; QUALITATIVE VALIDITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; STUDENT SATISFACTION; VALIDITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ARGENTINA; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 45549087018     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590701352261     Document Type: Article

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