Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 12 , Pages 640-645 , December 2008

Training Standardized Patients for a High-Stakes Clinical Performance Examination in the California Consortium for the Assessment of Clinical Competence

  • Win May

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr Win May, Associate Professor & Director of Standardized Patient Program, Division of Medical Education, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 1975 Zonal Avenue, KAM 211, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA

Received 5 January 2009 ,Accepted 22 January 2009.

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PII: S1607-551X(09)70029-4

doi: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70029-4

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 24, Issue 12 , Pages 640-645 , December 2008

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