| The clinical skills assessment for international medical graduates in The Netherlands. | |
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PMID: 19909032 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIM: A need was felt to improve the quality of admission and licensing procedures for international medical graduates in The Netherlands. METHOD: A clinical skills assessment was designed as part of a new procedure to realize a high-stakes, fair, transparent, and a time-limited path of admission for international medical graduates to the Dutch health care system. Additionally, it should provide a well-founded advice about length and content of additional medical training, should this be indicated by the outcome of the assessment. RESULTS: The clinical skills assessment procedure was developed as a Dutch variant of the "Step 2 Clinical Skills examination" of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) in collaboration with the United States National Board of Medical Examiners, which has a well-documented validity and reliability. The experience with the new procedure is yet limited, but enough to warrant a report. DISCUSSION: Worldwide, a number of countries have developed such high-stake assessment procedures, but they show little uniformity and transparency. By describing the design and development of our procedure, we do not pretend to set a standard, but we hope to contribute to more fair, accurate and uniform approaches for doctors moving from one country to another. |
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Authors:
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Marye J Sonderen; Eddie Denessen; Olle Th J Ten Cate; Ted A W Splinter; Cornelis T Postma |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical teacher Volume: 31 ISSN: 1466-187X ISO Abbreviation: Med Teach Publication Date: 2009 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-13 Completed Date: 2010-02-17 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7909593 Medline TA: Med Teach Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e533-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands. m.sonderen@aig.umcn.nl |
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Clinical Competence
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standards* Educational Measurement / methods* Foreign Medical Graduates* Humans Netherlands School Admission Criteria |
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