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Peer reviewedSchnabl, Gail K.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A multistation clinical examination using standardized patients was used over 4 years to assess the interpersonal skills of 346 fourth year medical students, 51 internal medicine residents, and 71 foreign medical graduates seeking admission to graduate study. Results indicate that a reliable assessment of interpersonal skills can be achieved this…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Medical Graduates, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students
Peer reviewedRothman, A. I.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A 1990 study of domain-referenced scores from a multiple-station clinical examination for foreign medical graduates investigated identification of essential checklist items, setting of minimum passing scores, consistency of candidate classification, and perceived appropriateness of the number of candidates classified as competent. Results and…
Descriptors: Foreign Medical Graduates, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Evaluation
Peer reviewedCohen, Robert; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
The performance of foreign medical school graduates on multistation standardized patient-based tests was used to determine the validity and generalizability of global ratings of their clinical competence made by expert examiners. Results suggest that these ratings can be used as an effective form of assessment in this context. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Foreign Medical Graduates, Higher Education, Holistic Approach, Medical Education
Peer reviewedStillman, Paula L.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A study investigated possible differences in standardized patient examination scores for three groups of undergraduate (n=176) and graduate (n=221) medical students assessed at different sites over two years. Results show no systematic change in scores over testing dates, suggesting no problems with breach of test security. (MSE)
Descriptors: Graduate Medical Students, Higher Education, Internal Medicine, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedSchulte, Laura E.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1991
Development and validation of the Ethical Climate Index, designed to measure perceived ethical climate of an institution's graduate and professional school programs, is described. The instrument was found to be valid and reliable, and variability was found in student perceptions of ethical climate across major academic areas. Research needs are…
Descriptors: College Environment, Ethical Instruction, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
