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Licensing examinations in North America: is external audit valuable?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19811117     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The United States and Canada both have long-standing, highly developed national systems of assessment for medical-licensure based outside the institutions of medical education. This commentary reviews those programs and explores some of the reasons for their implementation and retention for nearly a century. The North American experience may be relevant to dialog about national or European assessments for medical practice.
Authors:
Donald E Melnick
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medical teacher     Volume:  31     ISSN:  1466-187X     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Teach     Publication Date:  2009 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-10-08     Completed Date:  2010-02-17     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7909593     Medline TA:  Med Teach     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  212-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia 19104, USA. dmelnick@nbme.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Clinical Competence / standards
Education, Medical
Educational Measurement*
Humans
Licensure*
North America

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