A multiple choice testing program coupled with a year-long elective experience is associated with improved performance on the internal medicine in-training examination

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1253-1257

  Mathis, Bradley R ^a   Warm, Eric J ^a   Schauer, Daniel P ^a   Holmboe, Eric ^b   Rouan, Gregory W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal Medicine In Training Exam; medical knowledge; multiple choice testing

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; OHIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80755135385     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1696-7     Document Type: Article

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