Using standardized patients to assess the communication skills of graduating physicians for the comprehensive osteopathic medical licensing examination (COMLEX) Level 2-Performance evaluation (Level 2-PE)

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-15

  Weidner, Angela C ^a   Gimpel, John R ^a   Boulet, Ohn R ^b   Solomon, Mia ^a  

^a National Center for Clinical Skills Testing   (United States)

^b Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PSYCHOMETRY; STANDARD; TEACHING;

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951169990     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401330903445604     Document Type: Article

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