EditorialCompetency-based assessment: making it a reality
Medical TeacherPublished 1 November 2003
Margery H. Davis, Ronald M. Harden
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This quotation is the introduction to the 2003 report from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies in the USA, Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality, making the case that reform of health professions’ education is critical to enhancing the quality of healthcare in the United States.
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(2003). EditorialCompetency-based assessment: making it a reality. Medical Teacher: Vol. 25, No. 6, pp. 565-568.
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