An examination of the appropriateness of using a common peer assessment instrument to assess physician skills across specialties

Academic Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Lockyer, Jocelyn M ^a   Violato, Claudio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SKILL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 4644335028     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200410001-00002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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