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The mini clinical evaluation exercise (mini‐CEX) for assessing clinical performance of international medical graduates
Author(s) -
Nair Balakrishnan R,
Alexander Heather G,
McGrath Barry P,
Parvathy Mulavana S,
Kilsby Eve C,
Wenzel Johannes,
Frank Ian B,
Pachev George S,
Page Gordon G
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01951.x
Subject(s) - reliability (semiconductor) , observational study , metropolitan area , medical education , medicine , family medicine , psychology , physical therapy , power (physics) , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics
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.