Workplace-based assessments of junior doctors: Do scores predict training difficulties?

Medical Education

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1190-1198

  Mitchell, Colin ^a   Bhat, Sarita ^b   Herbert, Anne ^c   Baker, Paul ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b FAIRFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Foundation School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSERVATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 82455188014     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.04056.x     Document Type: Article

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