The assessment of skills in evidence-based medicine: The MRCGP examination approach

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 550-563

  Sandars, John ^a,b   Coughlin, Sean ^a,c   Foulkes, John ^a  

^a University of Manchester ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Postgrad Gen Pract Educ N W D   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Evidence based practice; Examination; MRCGP; Vocational training

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 8644224762     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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