Factors Influencing Mini-CEX Rater Judgments and Their Practical Implications

Factors Influencing Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise Scores: A Review Article

Introduction: The Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX ) is widely used to assess clinical performance because of its practicality. Although initial studies have supported its reliability and validity, the utility of Mini-CEX is under serious debate due to inconsistencies in rater judgments. This study aimed to review the relevant literature on the utility of Mini-CEX in order to find ou...

FACTORS INFLUENCING RETIREMENT: Their Implications for Raising Retirement Age

How does feedback in mini-CEX affect students’ learning response?

Objective This study was aimed to explore students' learning response toward feedback during mini-CEX encounter. Methods This study used a phenomenological approach to identify the students' experiences toward feedback during mini-CEX encounter. Data was collected using Focus Group Discussion (FGD) for all students who were in their final week of clerkship in the internal medicine rotation. T...

The mini-CEX (clinical evaluation exercise): a preliminary investigation.

OBJECTIVE To gather preliminary data on the mini-CEX (clinical evaluation exercise), a device for assessing the clinical skills of residents. DESIGN Evaluation of residents by faculty members using the mini-CEX. SETTING 5 internal medicine training programs in Pennsylvania. PARTICIPANTS 388 mini-CEX encounters involving 88 residents and 97 evaluators. MEASUREMENTS A mini-CEX encounter c...

The mini-CEX: a method for assessing clinical skills.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the mini-clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX), which assesses the clinical skills of residents. DESIGN Observational study and psychometric assessment of the mini-CEX. SETTING 21 internal medicine training programs. PARTICIPANTS Data from 1228 mini-CEX encounters involving 421 residents and 316 evaluators. INTERVENTION The encounters were assessed for the type o...