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Commentary: oral exams—get them right or don't bother

Commentary: oral exams—get them right or don't bother
Commentary: oral exams—get them right or don't bother
We all recognise the importance of good communication, and in medical education we invest much effort in teaching students how to maximise their communication skills. The objective is always to talk and listen in ways that minimise the potential for misunderstanding. Roberts and colleagues provide a fascinating study of doctors talking to each other in an examination setting. Although this is a relatively small study, the methodologically exacting paper offers an example of the everyday practice of medical examinations writ large.
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Esmail, Aneez
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May, Carl
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Esmail, Aneez
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May, Carl
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Esmail, Aneez and May, Carl (2000) Commentary: oral exams—get them right or don't bother. BMJ, 320 (7231), 375. (doi:10.1136/bmj.320.7231.370).

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We all recognise the importance of good communication, and in medical education we invest much effort in teaching students how to maximise their communication skills. The objective is always to talk and listen in ways that minimise the potential for misunderstanding. Roberts and colleagues provide a fascinating study of doctors talking to each other in an examination setting. Although this is a relatively small study, the methodologically exacting paper offers an example of the everyday practice of medical examinations writ large.

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Published date: 5 February 2000

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Local EPrints ID: 163749
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/163749
ISSN: 0959-8138
PURE UUID: c2c8ea81-5422-4673-a300-96d79846d618
ORCID for Carl May: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0451-2690

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Date deposited: 15 Sep 2010 08:39
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:06

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Author: Aneez Esmail
Author: Carl May ORCID iD

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