Development, implementation, and results of the ASN in-training examination for fellows

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 328-334

  Rosner, Mitchell H ^a   Berns, Jeffrey S ^b   Parker, Mark ^c   Tolwani, Ashita ^d   Bailey, James ^e   DiGiovanni, Susan ^f   Lederer, Eleanor ^g   Norby, Suzanne ^h   Plumb, Troy J ⁱ   Qian, Qi ^h   Yeun, Jane ^j   Hawley, Janine L ^k   Owens, Susan ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^h Mayo Clinic   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS   (United States)

^l American Society of Nephrology   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXAMINATION; GRADUATE STUDENT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MINERAL METABOLISM; NEPHROLOGY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIGNETTE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CERTIFICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEPHROLOGY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77749323451     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.06860909     Document Type: Article

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