Kevin Volkan

Summary

Affiliation: California State University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi How well do second-year students learn physical diagnosis? Observational study of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
    Claus Hamann
    Geriatric Medicine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 100 Charles River Plaza, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA, USA
    BMC Med Educ 2:1. 2002
  2. ncbi Psychometric structure of a comprehensive objective structured clinical examination: a factor analytic approach
    Kevin Volkan
    Program in Psychology, Rm 206, Prof Building California State University Channel Islands Camarillo, CA 93012, USA
    Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract 9:83-92. 2004
  3. ncbi The relationship between second-year medical students' OSCE scores and USMLE Step 1 scores
    Steven R Simon
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Med Teach 24:535-9. 2002
  4. ncbi Development and initial evaluation of a novel urology curriculum for medical students
    B Price Kerfoot
    Department of Surgery (Urology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Urol 172:278-81. 2004
  5. ncbi Development of validated instrument to measure medical student learning in clinical urology: a step toward evidence based education
    B Price Kerfoot
    Departments of Surgery (Urology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Urol 172:282-5. 2004
  6. ncbi Developing and evaluating a residents' curriculum
    Janet P Hafler
    Office of Educational Development, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Med Teach 27:276-82. 2005
  7. ncbi The relationship between second-year medical students' OSCE scores and USMLE Step 2 scores
    Steven R Simon
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    J Eval Clin Pract 13:901-5. 2007

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi How well do second-year students learn physical diagnosis? Observational study of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
    Claus Hamann
    Geriatric Medicine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, 100 Charles River Plaza, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA, USA
    BMC Med Educ 2:1. 2002
    ..Little is known about using the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in physical diagnosis courses. The purpose of this study was to describe student performance on an OSCE in a physical diagnosis course...
  2. ncbi Psychometric structure of a comprehensive objective structured clinical examination: a factor analytic approach
    Kevin Volkan
    Program in Psychology, Rm 206, Prof Building California State University Channel Islands Camarillo, CA 93012, USA
    Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract 9:83-92. 2004
    ..This study examines a factor analytic model of a comprehensive OSCE and addresses implications for measurement of clinical performance...
  3. ncbi The relationship between second-year medical students' OSCE scores and USMLE Step 1 scores
    Steven R Simon
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Med Teach 24:535-9. 2002
    ..This correlation suggests predictive validity of this OSCE and supports the use of OSCEs early in medical school...
  4. ncbi Development and initial evaluation of a novel urology curriculum for medical students
    B Price Kerfoot
    Department of Surgery (Urology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Urol 172:278-81. 2004
    ..Further data are needed to confirm the trend toward increased learning by males and elucidate its etiology. Scheduling changes have been implemented to address the inconsistencies across clinical sites...
  5. ncbi Development of validated instrument to measure medical student learning in clinical urology: a step toward evidence based education
    B Price Kerfoot
    Departments of Surgery (Urology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Urol 172:282-5. 2004
    ..This validated instrument has the potential to improve educational quality control at medical schools and facilitate the development of effective, evidence based teaching methods...
  6. ncbi Developing and evaluating a residents' curriculum
    Janet P Hafler
    Office of Educational Development, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Med Teach 27:276-82. 2005
    ..The data suggest that each of the modules can be taught, the content learned and the principles applied to one's clinical practice...
  7. ncbi The relationship between second-year medical students' OSCE scores and USMLE Step 2 scores
    Steven R Simon
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    J Eval Clin Pract 13:901-5. 2007
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