Evaluation of the effectiveness of postgraduate general medicine training by objective structured clinical examination - Pilot study and reflection on the experiences of Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 627-633

  Tsai, Jer Chia ^a,b   Liu, Keh Min ^a   Lee, Kun Tai ^a,b   Yen, Jo Chu ^b   Yen, Jeng Hsien ^a,b   Liu, Ching Kuan ^a,b   Lai, Chung Sheng ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Assessmet; Clinical competence; Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE); Postgraduate medical education

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SELF REPORT; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 63249128918     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70027-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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