To the point: reviews in medical education-the Objective Structured Clinical Examination

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-34

  Casey, Petra M ^a   Goepfert, Alice R ^b   Espey, Eve L ^c   Hammoud, Maya M ^d   Kaczmarczyk, Joseph M ^e   Katz, Nadine T ^f   Neutens, James J ^g   Nuthalapaty, Francis S ^h   Peskin, Edward ⁱ  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

^e UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^f ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GREENVILLE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; Objective Structured Clinical Examination; simulation; standardized patient

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS;

EID: 58049182212     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.09.878     Document Type: Review

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