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64
Citations
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World Ranking
1115
National Ranking
517

Overview

John J. Norcini is affiliated with the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and health professions, with a focus on innovations in medical education and global health workforce issues.

The scientist's primary fields of study include Medicine and Health Professions. Subfields of investigation cover Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Emergency Medical Services; General Health Professions; Family Practice; and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Key topics in John J. Norcini's work include:

  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
  • Radiology practices and education
  • Medical Education and Admissions
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Healthcare Quality and Management

The following recent papers illustrate their contributions and range of collaborative work:

  • International Medical Graduates: Promoting Equity and Belonging, 2020, Academic Medicine
  • Entrustment decisions: Implications for curriculum development and assessment, 2020, Medical Teacher
  • Quality assurance in health professions education: Role of accreditation and licensure, 2022, Medical Education
  • The Associations Between United States Medical Licensing Examination Performance and Outcomes of Patient Care, 2023, Academic Medicine
  • Excess Mortality Among US Physicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2023, JAMA Internal Medicine

John J. Norcini has published frequently in the following venues:

  • Medical Teacher
  • Academic Medicine
  • Medical Education
  • Frontiers in Public Health
  • The Asia Pacific Scholar

Throughout their career, Norcini has collaborated often with several coauthors. These include Ara Tekian, Sonoo Thadaney Israni, Nathan Douthit, Keren Mazuz, and Michael Alkan.

Best Publications

  • Workplace-based assessment as an educational tool: AMEE Guide No. 31

    John Norcini;Vanessa Burch

  • The Mini-CEX: A Method for Assessing Clinical Skills

    John J Norcini;Linda L Blank;F Daniel Duffy;Gregory S Fortna

  • Criteria for good assessment: Consensus statement and recommendations from the Ottawa 2010 Conference

    John Norcini;Brownell Anderson;Valdes Bollela;Vanessa Burch

  • The relationship between competence and performance: implications for assessing practice performance.

    Rethans Jj;Norcini Jj;Barón-Maldonado M;Blackmore D

  • Assessment methods in medical education

    John J. Norcini;Danette W. McKinley

  • Implementation of competency-based medical education: are we addressing the concerns and challenges?

    Richard E Hawkins;Catherine M Welcher;Eric S Holmboe;Lynne M Kirk

  • Setting standards on educational tests

    John J Norcini

  • Workplace-based assessment as an educational tool

    John J Norcini;Vanessa C. Burch;Trevor Gibbs

  • Peer assessment of competence.

    John J Norcini

  • Changes over time in the knowledge base of practicing internists.

    Paul G. Ramsey;Jan D. Carline;Thomas S. Inui;Eric B. Larson

  • 2018 Consensus framework for good assessment

    John Norcini;M Brownell Anderson;Valdes Bollela;Vanessa Burch

  • A review of the evaluation of clinical teaching: new perspectives and challenges

    Linda Snell;Susan Tallett;Steven Haist;Richard Hays

  • Association between licensing examination scores and resource use and quality of care in primary care practice

    Robyn Tamblyn;Michael Abrahamowicz;Carlos Brailovsky;Paul Grand'Maison

  • Current perspectives in assessment: the assessment of performance at work.

    John J Norcini

  • Clinical teaching: maintaining an educational role for doctors in the new health care environment.

    D. Prideaux;Heather Alexander;A. Bower;J. Dacre

  • Evaluating The Quality Of Care Provided By Graduates Of International Medical Schools

    John J. Norcini;John R. Boulet;W. Dale Dauphinee;Amy Opalek

  • The Credibility and Comparability of Standards

    John J. Norcini;Judy A. Shea

  • Assessment of Clinical Competence: Written and Computer-Based Simulations

    David B. Swanson;John J. Norcini;Louis J. Grosso

  • Certifying examination performance and patient outcomes following acute myocardial infarction.

    John J Norcini;Rebecca S Lipner;Harry R Kimball

  • Certification and specialization: do they matter in the outcome of acute myocardial infarction?

    John J. Norcini;Harry R. Kimball;Rebecca S. Lipner

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Boulet
John R. Boulet Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research
David B. Swanson
David B. Swanson National Board of Medical Examiners
John M. Benson
John M. Benson Harvard University
Eric S. Holmboe
Eric S. Holmboe California University of Pennsylvania
Lincoln C. Chen
Lincoln C. Chen China Medical Board
Brian Clark Jolly
Brian Clark Jolly University of Newcastle Australia
Yvonne Steinert
Yvonne Steinert McGill University
Chris Roberts
Chris Roberts University of Sydney
David A. Cook
David A. Cook Mayo Clinic
Lambert Schuwirth
Lambert Schuwirth Flinders University

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