Tests of clinical competence, which allow decisions to be made about medical qualification
and fitness to practise, must be designed with respect to key issues including blueprinting …

Background: Global ratings based on observing convenience samples of clinical
performance form the primary basis for appraising the clinical competence of medical …

This paper reviews methods commonly used to assess the clinical competence of residents
in internal medicine, including the In-Training Examination, medical record audits, rating …

Standardized patient encounters, a pedagogic approach to helping students develop
appropriate clinical skills, are widely used in medical education and are being adopted by …

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to summarize this author's view on" where we are"
with standardized patient-based assessments of clinical performance and to offer three …

Evaluation of clinical performance for physicians in training is central to assuring qualified
practitioners. The time-honored method of oral examination after a single patient suffers from …

In 1993, Jerry Colliver and I1 published a review article that summarized what was known
about standardized patient (SP) applications for assessment and teaching and learning …

BACKGROUND: The tendency to add items to resident performance rating forms has
accelerated due to new ACGME competency requirements. This study addresses the …

Education is inceasingly regarded as a life-long continuum. Changes introduced by
Modernising Medical Careers aim, through the introduction of the Foundation programme, to …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to gather information regarding the
appropriateness of the length of time allotted for candidates to complete the history taking …