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The use of computerized patient management problems in a certifying examination
Author(s) -
TAYLOR W. C.,
GRACE M.,
TAYLOR T. R.,
FINCHAM S. M.,
SKAKUN E. N.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1976.tb00437.x
Subject(s) - certification , competence (human resources) , medical education , medicine , multiple choice , licensure , physical examination , test (biology) , clinical judgment , family medicine , psychology , medical physics , surgery , social psychology , management , significant difference , paleontology , economics , biology
Summary The 1974 paediatiic certification process of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada included four CPMPs, in addition to the conventional MCQs and orals. The CPMPs were successfully administered to 160 candidates in eight cities across Canada on the same day. The examination was judged by the candidates to be a better test of clinical skill than MCQs. The CPMP examination did not penalize French‐speaking candidates, was economically feasible, and a good security risk. Correlations between MCQ, orals and CPMPs, indicated that each examination measured some aspects of paediatric competence not tested by the others.