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Assessment of Competencies By Use of Virtual Patient Technology

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  1. Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

    Kristi Williams M.D., John Wryobeck Ph.D., Walter Edinger Ph.D., Angele McGrady Ph.D., Uno Fors Ph.D. & Nibal Zary Ph.D.

  2. Dept. of Learning, Informatics, Management, and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm

    Kristi Williams M.D., John Wryobeck Ph.D., Walter Edinger Ph.D., Angele McGrady Ph.D., Uno Fors Ph.D. & Nibal Zary Ph.D.

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Williams, K., Wryobeck, J., Edinger, W. et al. Assessment of Competencies By Use of Virtual Patient Technology. Acad Psychiatry 35, 328–330 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.35.5.328

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