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Establish a conceptual framework for contemporary and emerging assessment strategies in medical education, highlighting persistent barriers in evaluating clinical competence.

January 25, 2007New England Journal of Medicine

Assessment in Medical Education

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RERonald M. EpsteinOffice of Education

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Narrative review outlines current assessment methods in medical education, highlighting major challenges in evaluating professional competence.

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Establish a conceptual framework for contemporary and emerging assessment strategies in medical education, highlighting persistent barriers in evaluating clinical competence.
Synthesized literature on established and emerging assessment modalities used across medical curricula.
Analyzed the strengths and operational limitations inherent to each evaluation strategy.
Outlined a structured conceptual model for selecting assessment methods based on educational context and trainee performance levels.
Identified critical hurdles in reliably measuring practical competence, clinical skills, and professional behaviors in practice.

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Ronald M. Epstein (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0006b7b124fe581985bc25 https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmra054784

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Narrative review outlines current assessment methods in medical education, highlighting major challenges in evaluating professional competence.

Assessment in Medical Education

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