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Using Narratives to Evaluate Psychiatry Residents' Competence
Stephen B. Shanfield; Clark D. Terrell; John H. Littlefield
Academic Psychiatry 1997;21:98-106.
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The authors thank Stephanie Block, M.D., James Lomax, M.D., Kenneth L. Matthews, M.D., Stefan Stein, M.D., and Stephen C. Scheiber, M.D., who provided thoughtful comments on earlier drafts. The authors also thank Hilda C. Cheatum for manuscript preparation.
Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
Division of Educational Research and Development, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
© 1997 Academic Psychiatry.
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The authors propose a new way to assess the clinical competence of psychiatric residents. Faculty evaluators would be trained by using narrative descriptions of appropriate and inappropriate practice in various clinical settings. The training has the potential to provide more realistic data about the clinical abilities of residents than current methods.Abstract Teaser
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