Assessment in Health Professions Education

Steven M. Downing (PhD, Michigan State University) is Associate Professor of Medical Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago and is the Principal Consultant at Downing Associates. Formerly he was Director of Health Programs and Deputy Vice President at the National Board of Medical Examiners and Senior Psychometrician at the American Board of Internal Medicine. Rachel Yudkowsky (MD, Northwestern University Medical School, MHPE, University of Illinois at Chicago) is Assistant Professor of Medical Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has been director of the Dr. Allan L. and Mary L. Graham Clinical Performance Center since 2000, where she develops standardized patient and simulation-based programs for the instruction and assessment of students, residents, and staff.Downing, Steven M. is the author of 'Assessment in Health Professions Education', published 2009 under ISBN 9780805861280 and ISBN 0805861289.