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The clinical skills assessment for international medical graduates in The Netherlands.
- Source :
- Medical Teacher; Nov2009, Vol. 31 Issue 11, pe533-e538, 6p, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0142159X
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Medical Teacher
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 45131653
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/01421590903067220