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Preregistration house officer skill and competency assessment through questionnaires
Simon Watmough 1, Ida Ryland 2, Reverend David CM Taylor 3, Anne Garden 4
Affiliations
Article Info
1 School of Medical Education, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GE,
2 Mersey Deanery and Edge Hill Centre for Health Research and Evaluation, Edge Hill College,
3 Problem-based Learning, and Deputy Director of Medical Studies (Quality Enhancement),
4 Head of School, in the School of Medical Education, University of Liverpool, Liverpool
Abstract
In 1996 the University of Liverpool reformed its medical course from a very traditional lecture-based curriculum to an integrated problem-based learning curriculum. This article summarizes the results of questionnaires sent to both traditional and reformed curricula Liverpool graduates asking them to assess their competencies.