Validation of educational assessments: a primer for simulation and beyond

David A. Cook1, Rose Hatala2
1Mayo Clinic Online Learning, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
2Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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