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Examining rater and occasion influences in observational assessments obtained from within the clinical environment

Clarence D. KreiterDepartment of Family MedicineUniversity of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA;Office of Consultation and Research in Medical EducationUniversity of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Adam B. WilsonDepartment of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Aloysius J. HumbertOffice of Undergraduate Medical Education, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Patricia A. WadeOffice for Mentoring and Student Development Medical Student Affairs, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Article: 29279 | Received 27 Jul 2015, Accepted 31 Jan 2016, Published online: 23 Feb 2016

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