Joining the dots: Conditional pass and programmatic assessment enhances recognition of problems with professionalism and factors hampering student progress

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Wilkinson, Tim J ^a   Tweed, Mike J ^b   Egan, Tony G ^c   Ali, Anthony N ^a   McKenzie, Jan M ^a   Moore, Maryleigh ^a   Rudland, Joy R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Assessment; Feedback; Monitoring progress; Professionalism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; RISK; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 79957951785     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-11-29     Document Type: Article

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