mini-CEX (Clinical Evaluation Exercise)

What is the mini-CEX?
mini-CEX is designed to provide feedback on skills essential to the provision of good clinical care by observing an actual clinical encounter.  The mini-CEX is a “snapshot” of a doctor/patient interaction.  Not all elements need be assessed on each occasion.  In keeping with the Foundation programme quality improvement assessment model, strengths, areas for development and agreed action points should be identified following each mini-CEX encounter.  This form samples a range of areas within the Foundation curriculum and can be mapped to Good Medical Practice but was designed originally by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Assessment criteria related to competences