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Publication Date: 2011
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The International Certification of Addiction Medicine: Validating Clinical Knowledge across Borders
el-Guebaly, Nady; Violato, Claudio
Substance Abuse, v32 n2 p77-83 2011
The experience of the International Society of Addiction Medicine in setting up the first international certification of clinical knowledge is reported. The steps followed and the results of a psychometric analysis of the tests from the first 65 candidates are reported. Lessons learned in the first 5 years and challenges for the future are identified. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Certification, Substance Abuse, Medicine, Addictive Behavior, Validity, Futures (of Society), Medical Education, Reliability, Item Analysis, Eligibility, Physicians, Criterion Referenced Tests, Clinical Diagnosis
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