Workplace-based assessment: A step to promote competency based postgraduate training

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 553-559

  Singh, Tejinder ^a   Modi, Jyoti Nath ^b  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b People s College of Medical Sciences and Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Assessment; Direct observation; Feedback; In training assessment; Medical education

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OUTCOME OF EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; WORKPLACE BASED ASSESSMENT; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INDIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSERVATION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; INDIA; OBSERVATION;

EID: 84880018831     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-013-0164-3     Document Type: Review

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