The feasibility of a multi-format Web-based assessment of physicians' communication skills

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 359-367

  Kim, Sara ^a   Brock, Douglas M ^a   Hess, Brian J ^b   Holmboe, Eric S ^b   Gallagher, Thomas H ^a   Lipner, Rebecca S ^b   Mazor, Kathleen M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Communication skills; Internet; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNET; MALE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; ONLINE ANALYSIS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIDEORECORDING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 80051775157     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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