Progress testing in postgraduate medical education

Medical Teacher

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Dijksterhuis, M G K ^a   Scheele, F ^b   Schuwirth, L W T ^c   Essed, G G M ^c   Nijhuis, J G ^d   Braat, D D M ^e  

^a Ikaziaziekenhuis Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; KNOWLEDGE; OBSTETRICS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 70449116518     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01421590902849545     Document Type: Article

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