A developmental approach to evaluating competence in clinical reasoning

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 375-381

  Smith, C Scott ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Northwest Regional Faculty Development Center

^c Boise VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive science; Education; Professional competence

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; THINKING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; THINKING;

EID: 58149373590     PISSN: 0748321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.35.3.375     Document Type: Conference Paper

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