| Assessing the mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise in comparison to a national specialty examination. | |
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PMID: 16987184 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (mini-CEX) for postgraduate year 4 (PGY-4) internal medicine trainees compared to a high-stakes assessment of clinical competence, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Comprehensive Examination in Internal Medicine (RCPSC IM examination). METHODS: Twenty-two PGY-4 residents at the University of British Columbia and the University of Calgary were evaluated, during the 6 months preceding their 2004 RCPSC IM examination, with a mean of 5.5 mini-CEX encounters (range 3-6). Experienced Royal College examiners from each site travelled to the alternate university to assess the encounters. RESULTS: The mini-CEX encounters assessed a broad range of internal medicine patient problems. The inter-encounter reliability for the residents' mean mini-CEX overall clinical competence score was 0.74. The attenuated correlation between residents' mini-CEX overall clinical competence score and their 2004 RCPSC IM oral examination score was 0.59 (P = 0.01). CONCLUSION: By examining multiple sources of validity evidence, this study suggests that the mini-CEX provides a reliable and valid assessment of clinical competence for PGY-4 trainees in internal medicine. |
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Authors:
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Rose Hatala; Martha Ainslie; Barry O Kassen; Iain Mackie; J Mark Roberts |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical education Volume: 40 ISSN: 0308-0110 ISO Abbreviation: Med Educ Publication Date: 2006 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-09-21 Completed Date: 2007-01-04 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7605655 Medline TA: Med Educ Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 950-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of British Columbia, Canada. rhatala@mac.com |
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over British Columbia Clinical Clerkship / standards* Clinical Competence / standards* Female General Surgery / education* Humans Male Middle Aged |
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