How an educational improvement project improved the summative evaluation of medical students

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 283-287

  Hoffman, K G ^a,b   Margaret, R ^a   Brown, A ^a   Gay, J W ^a   Headrick, L A ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b MA213 Medical Science Building   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOME OF EDUCATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 69449106290     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.027698     Document Type: Article

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