title: Evaluation of medical student performance in the clinical years.
abstract: The analysis of a system for evaluating student clinical clerkship performance shows that residents and attendings make use of only a single dimension, from "good physician" to "bad physician." Further analyses show that this dimension is defined differently by different specialties, and that the results of evaluations from all clerkships are required to provide full and adequate assessment of students' abilities.
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago, Ill.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Daugherty
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blumberg
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Leksas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hedeger
mesh_terms: D001076:Aptitude; D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role