Case Specificity of Standardized-Patient Examinations: Consistency of Performance on Components of Clinical Competence within and between Cases.

Colliver, Jerry A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ411219

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Case Specificity of Standardized-Patient Examinations: Consistency of Performance on Components of Clinical Competence within and between Cases.

Colliver, Jerry A.; And Others

Evaluation and the Health Professions, v13 n2 p252-61 Jun 1990

Standardized patient case problems were administered to approximately 280 final year medical students. Results indicate that performance on a given component of clinical competence shows less consistency when measured on different cases than does performance on different components measured on the same case. (TJH)

Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Hypothesis Testing, Knowledge Level, Medical Case Histories, Medical Evaluation, Medical Students, Physician Patient Relationship, Psychometrics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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