The role of standardized patient and trainer training in quality assurance for a high-stakes clinical skills examination

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 651-655

  Furman, Gail E ^a  

^a NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical skills examinations; Licensure examination; Standardized patients

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CANADA; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONFERENCE PAPER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GESTURE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LICENSING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63249108547     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70031-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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