Constructing a validity argument for the mini-clinical evaluation exercise: A review of the research

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1453-1461

  Hawkins, Richard E ^a   Margolis, Melissa J ^b   Durning, Steven J ^c   Norcini, John J ^d  

^a American Board of Medical Specialties   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77956311207     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181eac3e6     Document Type: Article

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