Defining competency-based evaluation objectives in family medicine: Key-feature approach;Établir les objectifs d'une évaluation fondée sur la compétence en médecine familiale: Méthode reposant sur des caractéristiques clés

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Lawrence, Kathrine ^a,b   Allen, Tim ^c   Brailovsky, Carlos ^b,c   Crichton, Tom ^d,e   Bethune, Cheri ^f   Donoff, Michel ^g,h   Laughlin, Tom ⁱ   Wetmore, Stephen ^j,k   Carpentier, Marie Pierre ^l   Visser, Shaun ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b College of Family Physicians of Canada's Committee on Examinations in Family Medicine ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d City of Lakes Family Health Team   (Canada)

^e NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^f MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^h Royal Alexandra Family Medicine Centre   (Canada)

ⁱ DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^j Victoria Family Medical Centre   (Canada)

^k WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^l Hopital Montfort Hospital   (Canada)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELPHI STUDY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; NORMAL HUMAN; SKILL;

CANADA; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80054712178     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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