Research article summary (published 30 May 2007):

Redirecting the assessment of clinical competence.

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Author/s: Whitcomb, Michael E (ME);

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Publication Type: Editorial

Journal: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Acad Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Jun; vol 82 (issue 6) : pp 527-8

Dates: Created 2007/05/25; Completed 2007/07/12;

PMID: 17525532, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)

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Clinical Competence - standards Competency-Based Education - standards Education, Medical, Graduate - methods; standards Educational Measurement

Educational Measurement Humans Professional Competence - standards United States

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