The relationship between competence and performance: Implications for assessing practice performance

Medical Education

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 901-909

  Rethans, J J ^a   Norcini, J J ^b   Baron Maldonado M ^c   Blackmore, D ^d   Jolly, B C ^e   LaDuca, T ^f   Lew, S ^g   Page, G G ^h   Southgate, L H ⁱ  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^d Medical Council of Canada   (Canada)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS   (United States)

^g ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical competence standards; Education, medical, continuing standards; Physicians, family standards; Quality of health care standards

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MODEL; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SCREENING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036408405     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2002.01316.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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