Developing assessments for enhanced specialty training programmes for licensing in general practice

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 230-233

  Mamelok, Jane ^a  

^a Mersey Deanery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extended training; General practice curriculum; General practice training; Summative assessment; Workplace based assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; LICENSURE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84881296540     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2013.11494179     Document Type: Article

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