A modern approach to defining performance assessment in medical education requires
recognition of the dynamic nature of the perspectives and definitions. These changes result from …

Determine the confidence level and ability of first year medical students to identify abdominal
structures using a wireless portable ultrasound scanner. The students were assessed for …

Background: Assessment of one's academic capabilities is essential to being an effective,
self-directed, life-long learner. The primary objective of this study was to analyze self-…

Background There are insufficient Spanish-speaking physicians to effectively serve a large
and rapidly growing Spanish-speaking patient population. Methods A team-based hybrid …

Introduction: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic initiated the implementation of numerous
disease mitigation strategies aimed to prevent transmission of the SARS-CoV-2. Given the …

Our University uses composite test format to assess knowledge, skills and attitudes as given
in the core curriculum. OSPE with 18 stations is used as one of the assessment tools in the …

One hundred and sixty-five children from the school for the deaf were screened to find out
the aetiology of deafness. The screening included routine ophthalmological examination. …

Eighty-five children who presented with stridor were reviewed in order to determine the
aetiology of stridor in these cases. Congenital causes accounted for 57.6% of cases. …

Competence describes what an individual is able to do in clinical practice, while performance
should describe what an individual actually does in clinical practice. Clinical competence …

Torus palatinus represents about 17% of oral lesions. Besides the palate (20–30% of cases),
the mandibular bone is also affected in about 10% of cases. The prevalence of this …