| The mini clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX) for assessing clinical performance of international medical graduates. | |
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PMID: 18673104 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility, reliability and acceptability of the mini clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX) for performance assessment among international medical graduates (IMGs). DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Observational study of 209 patient encounters involving 28 IMGs and 35 examiners at three metropolitan teaching hospitals in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, September-December 2006. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The reliability of the mini-CEX was estimated using generalisability (G) analysis, and its acceptability was evaluated by a written survey of the examiners and IMGs. RESULTS: The G coefficient for eight encounters was 0.88, suggesting that the reliability of the mini-CEX was 0.90 for 10 encounters. Almost half of the IMGs (7/16) and most examiners (14/18) were satisfied with the mini-CEX as a learning tool. Most of the IMGs and examiners enjoyed the immediate feedback, which is a strong component of the tool. CONCLUSION: The mini-CEX is a reliable tool for performance assessment of IMGs, and is acceptable to and well received by both learners and supervisors. |
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Authors:
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Balakrishnan R Nair; Heather G Alexander; Barry P McGrath; Mulavana S Parvathy; Eve C Kilsby; Johannes Wenzel; Ian B Frank; George S Pachev; Gordon G Page |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Medical journal of Australia Volume: 189 ISSN: 0025-729X ISO Abbreviation: Med. J. Aust. Publication Date: 2008 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-08-04 Completed Date: 2008-09-30 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400714 Medline TA: Med J Aust Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 159-61 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. kichu.nair@newcastle.edu.au |
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Clinical Competence* Educational Measurement / methods* Foreign Medical Graduates* Humans Internal Medicine / education* New South Wales Physical Examination / standards Queensland Reproducibility of Results Victoria |
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