Health care professionals are expected to use a systematic approach based on evidence,
professional reasoning and client preferences in order to improve client outcomes. In other …

… Dauphinee is a professor of medicine and director of the Centre for Medical Education, and
Dr. Patel is an assistant professor of medicine and educational psychology, both at McGill …

ContextStandards for licensure are designed to provide assurance to the public of a physician's
competence to practice. However, there has been little assessment of the relationship …

Background: Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increases the risk for
hospitalization and death from gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation. Objectives: To 1) …

One-quarter of practicing physicians in the United States are graduates of international medical
schools. The quality of care provided by doctors educated abroad has been the subject …

For optimal validity, an examination for certification or licensure in medicine should include a
performance-based component." Traditional pencil-and-paper tests are an excellent means …

Purpose The Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) examination of the United States Medical
Licensing Examination sequence is a requirement for the certification of international medical …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of questionable and rational high-risk prescribing
among elderly people of the three drug groups most commonly implicated in drug-related …

The development of the Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME) Collaboration is
introduced in the context of other systematic review initiatives, specifically the Cochrane and …

Methods We reviewed the peer reviewed literature and publicly available documents describing
either existing or proposed steps for the revalidation of medical licensure or certification …