Peer Assessment of Professionalism: A Five-Year Experience in Medical Clerkship
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 23 April 2009Open access
Regina Kovach, David S. Resch, Steven J. Verhulst
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Peer assessments of professional conduct have little correlation with other performance measures, are more likely to have a positive influence on final clerkship grades, and have little impact on awarding honors.
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Peer assessments of professional conduct have little correlation with other performance measures, are more likely to have a positive influence on final clerkship grades, and have little impact on awarding honors.
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Social SciencesMedicine
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