title: An assessment of a postgraduate examination of competence in general practice: Part 1--Reliability.
abstract: The 1987 part one examination of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners was subjected to an evaluation. The format of the examination and the scope of the review is described. This paper describes the assessment of the reliability of components of the examination. Simulations showed acceptable reliability, however the reliability of the written paper was less satisfactory. The ways in which such reliability may be enhanced are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, University of Auckland School of Medicine.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Thomson
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D009520:New Zealand; D010821:Physicians, Family; D015203:Reproducibility of Results