Developing entrustable professional activities as the basis for assessment of competence in an internal medicine residency: A feasibility study

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1110-1114

  Hauer, Karen E ^a   Soni, Krishan ^a   Cornett, Patricia ^b   Kohlwes, Jeff ^b   Hollander, Harry ^a   Ranji, Sumant R ^a   Ten Cate, Olle ^a,c   Widera, Eric ^b   Calton, Brook ^a   O'Sullivan, Patricia S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

assessment; clinical competence; education; graduate medical education; medical

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENTRUSTABLE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY; FAMILY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REMINDER SYSTEM; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TIME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMISSION ON PROFESSIONAL AND HOSPITAL ACTIVITIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PILOT PROJECTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880513637     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2372-x     Document Type: Article

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