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Research Article

Research in assessment: Consensus statement and recommendations from the Ottawa 2010 Conference

Lambert Schuwirth Maastricht University, The Netherlands; LAMBERT SCHUWIRTH, Department of Educational Development and Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, the Netherlands.Correspondence[email protected]
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Jerry Colliver Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, USA; JERRY A. COLLIVER, Department of Medical Education, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine USA.
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Larry Gruppen University of Michigan Medical School, USA; LARRY D. GRUPPEN, Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School, USA.
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Clarence Kreiter University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, USA; CLARENCE D. KREITER, Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, USA.
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Stewart Mennin University of New Mexico School of Medicine, USA/Brasil; STEWART MENNIN, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Brasil.
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Hirotaka Onishi University of Tokyo, Japan; HIROTAKA ONISHI, International Research Center for Medical Education, University of Tokyo, Japan.
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Louis Pangaro Uniformed Services University, USA; LOUIS N. PANGARO, Department of Medicine, (MED)Uniformed Services University, USA.
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Charlotte Ringsted Rigshospitalet, Denmark; CHARLOTTE RINGSTED, Denmark Rigshospitalet, Denmark.
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David Swanson National Board of Medical Examiners, USA; DAVID B SWANSON, National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, USA.
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Cees Van Der Vleuten Maastricht University, The Netherlands; CEES VAN DER VLEUTEN, Department of Educational Development and Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, the Netherlands.
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Michaela Wagner-Menghin Medical University of Vienna, Austria; MICHAELA WAGNER-MENGHIN, Department for Medical Education, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.
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Pages 224-233 | Published online: 23 Feb 2011

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