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Abstract
Performance on medical licensing examinations has been previously shown to be predictive of performance in practice. However, licensing examinations are closed-book and real-world medical practice increasingly requires doctors and patients to consult resources to make evidence-informed decisions. To best assess the ability of physicians and physicians-in-practice to avail themselves of point-of-care clinical resources and tools, open-book components may have an emerging role in high-stakes examinations.
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Il a déjà été démontré que la performance lors des examens d’aptitude ou de certification en médecine prédit la performance dans l’exercice professionnel réel. Cependant, ces examens se déroulent à livre fermé alors que dans la pratique, les médecins et les patients sont de plus en plus appelés à consulter des ressources pour prendre des décisions fondées sur les données probantes. Pour mieux évaluer la capacité des médecins et des médecins en exercice à se servir des ressources et des outils cliniques sur le lieu de soins, les examens à livre ouvert auraient peut-être un nouveau rôle à jouer dans les examens à enjeux élevés.
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