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Volume 356:2108-2110 May 17, 2007 Number 20
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Assessment in Medical Education

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To the Editor: I am disappointed that Epstein's review of assessment in medical education (Jan. 25 issue)1 does not include the short case, which is an excellent instrument used in many educational settings.2 In the short case, the student is asked to perform a supervised focused physical examination (e.g., of only the abdomen) of a real patient, with little knowledge of the patient's history, and is then assessed on the basis of the technique of the examination and the ability to elicit physical signs and interpret these findings correctly. Several cases are used to improve validity and reliability.

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