Linda L. Blank

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Linda L. Blank is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Family Practice and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Linda L. Blank has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 9 papers in Family Practice and 7 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Linda L. Blank's work include Innovations in Medical Education (13 papers), Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills (9 papers) and Radiology practices and education (6 papers). Linda L. Blank is often cited by papers focused on Innovations in Medical Education (13 papers), Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills (9 papers) and Radiology practices and education (6 papers). Linda L. Blank collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Linda L. Blank's co-authors include John J. Norcini, F. Daniel Duffy, Harry R. Kimball, Rebecca S. Lipner, Robert S. Wigton, G. Arnold, Jerome P. Kassirer, David Blumenthal, David J. Rothman and Neil J. Smelser and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Linda L. Blank

21 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Mini-CEX: A Method for Assessing Clinical Skills 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Mini-CEX: A Method for Assessing Clinical Skills
    2003 528 citations John J. Norcini, Linda L. Blank et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Linda L. Blank United States 19 1.6k 685 628 409 345 21 2.2k
Catherine R. Lucey United States 24 1.3k 0.8× 280 0.4× 740 1.2× 141 0.3× 234 0.7× 42 2.1k
Charles H. Griffith United States 23 796 0.5× 247 0.4× 1.1k 1.7× 31 0.1× 116 0.3× 65 2.0k
F M Wolf United States 9 1.1k 0.7× 256 0.4× 985 1.6× 29 0.1× 157 0.5× 26 2.1k
M. A. O'Brien Ireland 6 1.0k 0.6× 215 0.3× 1.0k 1.6× 29 0.1× 148 0.4× 14 2.2k
Henk Mokkink Netherlands 23 1.1k 0.7× 249 0.4× 1.3k 2.1× 19 0.0× 100 0.3× 68 2.3k
Rebecca S. Lipner United States 26 1.5k 1.0× 554 0.8× 852 1.4× 10 0.0× 530 1.5× 96 2.5k
André Jacques Canada 16 439 0.3× 264 0.4× 389 0.6× 30 0.1× 72 0.2× 47 1.2k
Ilene Harris United States 15 492 0.3× 178 0.3× 271 0.4× 38 0.1× 57 0.2× 38 974
G. Ross Baker Canada 15 482 0.3× 253 0.4× 655 1.0× 25 0.1× 55 0.2× 36 2.5k
George E. Thibault United States 27 891 0.6× 212 0.3× 803 1.3× 9 0.0× 248 0.7× 57 2.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Linda L. Blank

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Papadakis, Maxine A., G. Arnold, Linda L. Blank, Eric S. Holmboe, & Rebecca S. Lipner. (2008). Performance during Internal Medicine Residency Training and Subsequent Disciplinary Action by State Licensing Boards. Annals of Internal Medicine. 148(11). 869–876. 198 indexed citations
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Brennan, Troyen A., David J. Rothman, Linda L. Blank, et al.. (2006). Health Industry Practices That Create Conflicts of Interest. JAMA. 295(4). 429–429. 48 indexed citations
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Brennan, Troyen A., David J. Rothman, Linda L. Blank, et al.. (2006). Health industry practices that create conflicts of interest: a policy proposal for academic medical centers.. PubMed. 295(4). 429–33. 446 indexed citations
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Veloski, J. Jon, Sylvia K. Fields, James R. Boex, & Linda L. Blank. (2005). Measuring Professionalism: A Review of Studies with Instruments Reported in the Literature between 1982 and 2002. Academic Medicine. 80(4). 366–370. 166 indexed citations
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Blank, Linda L., Harry R. Kimball, Walter J. McDonald, & Jaime Merino. (2003). Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter 15 Months Later. Annals of Internal Medicine. 138(10). 839–841. 111 indexed citations
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Norcini, John J., et al.. (2003). The Mini-CEX: A Method for Assessing Clinical Skills. Annals of Internal Medicine. 138(6). 476–481. 528 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lipner, Rebecca S., et al.. (2002). The Value of Patient and Peer Ratings in Recertification. Academic Medicine. 77(Supplement). S64–S66. 111 indexed citations
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Weissman, David E., Susan D. Block, Linda L. Blank, et al.. (1999). Recommendations for incorporating palliative care education into the acute care hospital setting. Academic Medicine. 74(8). 871–7. 60 indexed citations
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Arnold, Erin L., Linda L. Blank, Kathryn E. H. Race, & Nancy Cipparrone. (1998). Can Professionalism Be Measured? The Development of a Scale for Use in the Medical Environment. Academic Medicine. 73(10). 1119–1121. 103 indexed citations
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Blank, Linda L.. (1998). Overview on ABIM End-of-Life Patient Care Project: Caring for the Dying: Identification and Promotion of Physician Competency. The Hospice Journal. 13(1-2). 145–150. 16 indexed citations
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Norcini, John J., Linda L. Blank, G. Arnold, & Harry R. Kimball. (1997). Examiner Differences in the Mini-Cex. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2(1). 27–33. 36 indexed citations
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Ramsey, P G, Jan D. Carline, Linda L. Blank, & Marjorie D. Wenrich. (1996). Feasibility of hospital-based use of peer ratings to evaluate the performances of practicing physicians. Academic Medicine. 71(4). 364–70. 67 indexed citations
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Schechter, Geraldine P., Linda L. Blank, Herman A. Godwin, et al.. (1996). Refocusing on history-taking skills during Internal Medicine Training. The American Journal of Medicine. 101(2). 210–216. 22 indexed citations
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Blank, Linda L., et al.. (1995). Procedural Skills of Practicing Pulmonologists. A National Survey of 1,000 Members of the American College of Physicians. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 151(2). 282–287. 36 indexed citations
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Wigton, Robert S., et al.. (1990). Procedural Skills of Practicing Gastroenterologists. Annals of Internal Medicine. 113(7). 540–546. 51 indexed citations
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Day, Susan, et al.. (1990). Residents’ perception of evaluation procedures used by their training program. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 5(5). 421–426. 46 indexed citations
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Wigton, Robert S., et al.. (1989). Procedural Skills Training in Internal Medicine Residencies. Annals of Internal Medicine. 111(11). 932–938. 104 indexed citations
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Harris, Edward D., John Benson, & Linda L. Blank. (1988). Evaluation of clinical competence in rheumatology training programs. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 31(11). 1447–1449. 3 indexed citations
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Norcini, John J., et al.. (1987). Ratings of residentsʼ clinical competence and performance on certification examination. Academic Medicine. 62(6). 457–62. 44 indexed citations
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Blank, Linda L., Louis J. Grosso, & John Benson. (1984). A survey of clinical skills evaluation practices in internal medicine residency programs. Academic Medicine. 59(5). 401–6. 18 indexed citations

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