title: Using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis to set passing standards for a standardized-patient examination of clinical competence.
authors.affiliation: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield 62708.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Colliver
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Barnhart
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Marcy
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Verhulst
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000193:education; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000592:standards*; D012372:ROC Curve; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity