Will the CASC stand the test? A review and critical evaluation of the new MRCPsych clinical examination

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 145-148

  Thompson, Catherine M ^a  

^a Staffordshire   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHIATRY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SKILL; VALIDITY;

EID: 64249116117     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.108.021881     Document Type: Review

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