Confidential testing of cardiac examination competency in cardiology and noncardiology faculty and trainees: A multicenter study

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 738-745

  Vukanovic Criley, Jasminka M ^a   Hovanesyan, Arsen ^b   Criley, Stuart Ross ^c   Ryan, Thomas J ^d   Plotnick, Gary ^e   Mankowitz, Keith ^f   Conti, C Richard ^g   Criley, John Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Blaufuss Medical Multimedia   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT;

EID: 78650676300     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: 19328737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.20851     Document Type: Article

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