Assessing achievement in nephrology training: Using clinic chart audits to quantitatively screen competency

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 737-743

  Yuan, Christina M ^a   Prince, Lisa K ^a   Zwettler, Amy J ^a   Nee, Robert ^a   Oliver, James D ^a   Abbott, Kevin C ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

competencies; educational outcomes; entrustable professional activities (EPAs); fellowship; graduate medical education; Index Words Chart audit; milestones; nephrology; training programs

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NEPHROLOGIST; NEPHROLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ACHIEVEMENT; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ACHIEVEMENT; CLINICAL AUDIT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEPHROLOGY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84908367658     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.06.027     Document Type: Article

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