Development, impact, and measurement of enhanced physical diagnosis skills

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 547-556

  Smith, Miriam A ^a   Burton, William B ^a   Mackay, Meggan ^b,c  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JACOBI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Feinstein Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Modified OSCE; Physical diagnosis skills measurement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; UNITED STATES; CONTROLLED STUDY; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349499620     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-008-9137-z     Document Type: Article

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