title: Pilot study on use of PMPs.
abstract: Patient management problems (PMPs) have been used for many years in an attempt to design tests capable of measuring clinical problem-solving ability. Problems have arisen particularly related to criterion validity, though some studies have suggested that content and construct validity are satisfactory. One of the major problems has been that a common definition of problem-solving ability has not been developed yet. In addition, various formats have been used with considerable variety in construction, possibly influencing outcomes, and scoring procedures have not been standardized. A serious charge has been that PMPs are content specific and therefore are unreliable and not valid for measuring any general characteristic such as problem-solving ability (assuming this exists).
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011340:Problem Solving