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NEUROLOGY 2009;72:e1-e3
© 2009 American Academy of Neurology
Resident & Fellow Section

Education Research: Assessment of neurology resident clinical competencies in the neurology clinic

Larry E. Davis, MD, FAAN, Molly K. King, MD and Betty J. Skipper, PhD

From the Neurology Service (L.E.D., M.K.K.), New Mexico VA Health Care System; and the Departments of Neurology (L.E.D., M.K.K.) and Family and Community Medicine (B.J.S.), University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Larry E. Davis, Neurology Service, New Mexico VA Health Care System, 1501 San Pedro Drive S.E., Albuquerque, NM 87108 Ledavis{at}UNM.edu

Background: Objective evaluation of neurology resident clinical skills is required by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and is important to insure improvement in clinical competency throughout their residency.

Methods: In this study, neurology residents from all 3 years of training and neurology faculty independently completed a form on new clinic patients documenting their decisions on anatomic localization, diagnosis, diagnostic tests, and management.

Results: Compared to the attending patient evaluation, we found significant improvement in identical scoring by year of residency training. All resident years outperformed medical students in the neurology clerkship.

Conclusion: Our clinical assessment form adds one more tool to the list of currently used assessment methods to evaluate resident clinical competency.

Supplemental data at www.neurology.org

Disclosure: The authors report no disclosures.




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Education Research: Assessment of neurology resident clinical competencies in the neurology clinic
Marc Gotkine
Neurology Online, 23 Feb 2009 [Full text]
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Larry E. Davis, et al.
Neurology Online, 23 Feb 2009 [Full text]

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