title: Objective measurement of clinical performance.
abstract: The aggregate score technique is a new method to assess problem-solving in an actual encounter with a simulated patient. The technique focuses on diagnosis, investigations and management, and results in the derivation of a score for each area based on the comparison of items listed by a student to those of a criterion group. The paper describes a series of studies which were designed to establish the reliability and concurrent validity of the method.
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education; D007396:Internship and Residency; D009864:Ontario; D011340:Problem Solving