Predicting failing performance on a standardized patient clinical performance examination: The importance of communication and professionalism skills deficits

Academic Medicine

Volumn 84, Issue SUPPL. 10, 2009, Pages

  Chang, Anna ^a   Boscardin, Christy ^a   Chou, Calvin L ^a   Loeser, Helen ^a   Hauer, Karen E ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70350648078     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181b36f8b     Document Type: Article

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