Does the Subjective Evaluation of Medical Student Surgical Knowledge Correlate with Written and Oral Exam Performance?
Journal of Surgical ResearchPublished 1 May 2002
Samir S. Awad, Kathleen R. Liscum, Noriaki Aoki, Samir Awad, David H. Berger
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Subjective evaluation of surgical knowledge by faculty and residents correlates poorly with performance measured objectively, raising questions about whether subjective evaluation of medical student knowledge should be included as part of the evaluation process.
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Subjective evaluation of surgical knowledge by faculty and residents correlates poorly with performance measured objectively. These results question whether subjective evaluation of surgical knowledge should be included as part of the evaluation process.
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