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Predictive Validity of Medical Specialty Examinations. Executive Summary.

PB84176445

Publication Date	1983
Personal Author	Maatsch, J. L.; Huang, R.; Downing, S. M.; Barker, D.
Page Count	112
Abstract	This is a report of the last two years of this grant testing the validity of scores on the Specialty Board Examination for Emergency Medicine Physicians developed during the first two years in predicting physician performance in practice. The method used was the chart stimulated recall which proved a reasonably reliable, valid and unobtrusive measure of physician performance and along with the scores on Part II of the Specialty Board Examination are valid predictors of the quality of patient care.
Keywords	Achievement tests Medical personnel Licensing Medical services Manpower Personnel development Forecasting Performance Validity Health services research Emergency medical services
Source Agency	New name: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality- Old name: National Center for Health Services Research
NTIS Subject Category	44P - Health Education & Manpower Training 92B - Psychology
Corporate Authors	Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Office of Medical Education Research and Development.; National Center for Health Services Research, Rockville, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Errata sheet inserted.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. 1 Jul 77-31 Dec 82.
NTIS Issue Number	198413

Predictive Validity of Medical Specialty Examinations. Executive Summary.

Predictive Validity of Medical Specialty Examinations. Executive Summary.
PB84176445

Publication Date	1983
Personal Author	Maatsch, J. L.; Huang, R.; Downing, S. M.; Barker, D.
Page Count	112
Abstract	This is a report of the last two years of this grant testing the validity of scores on the Specialty Board Examination for Emergency Medicine Physicians developed during the first two years in predicting physician performance in practice. The method used was the chart stimulated recall which proved a reasonably reliable, valid and unobtrusive measure of physician performance and along with the scores on Part II of the Specialty Board Examination are valid predictors of the quality of patient care.
Keywords	Achievement tests Medical personnel Licensing Medical services Manpower Personnel development Forecasting Performance Validity Health services research Emergency medical services
Source Agency	New name: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality- Old name: National Center for Health Services Research
NTIS Subject Category	44P - Health Education & Manpower Training 92B - Psychology
Corporate Authors	Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Office of Medical Education Research and Development.; National Center for Health Services Research, Rockville, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Errata sheet inserted.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. 1 Jul 77-31 Dec 82.
NTIS Issue Number	198413