Inter-examiner agreement in clinical evaluation.

Background: The reliability of assessment is an important issue in the evaluation of competence in medical and allied health practice, particularly when assessments are conducted by multiple examiners. The purpose of this study was to examine the agreement between multiple examiners in the assessment of a postgraduate physiotherapy student using a specifically designed performance evaluation system.

Methods: Seven examiners simultaneously watched a recording of a postgraduate student's examination and treatment of one patient.