The need for specialty curricula based on core competencies: A white paper of the conjoint committee on continuing medical education

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 124-128

  Jackson, Marcia J ^a   Gallis, Harry A ^b,c   Gilman, Stuart C ^d,e,f   Grossman, Michael ^g,h   Holzman, Gerald B ^i,j,k   Marquis, Damon ^l   Trusky, Sandra K ⁱ  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY   (United States)

^b LEVINE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Office of Academic Affiliations   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ Arizona Medical Education Consortium ^*  (United States)

^j AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS   (United States)

^k MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^l Society of Thoracic Surgeons   (United States)

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Author keywords

Competency; Continuing; Core curriculum; Curriculum; Curriculum development; Curriculum framework; Education; Medical; Patient safety; Quality care; Scope of specialty practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547231681     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.111     Document Type: Article

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1. Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME); Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME); Alliance for Continuing Medical Education (ACME); American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP); American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS); American Hospital Association (AHA); American Medical Association (AMA); American Osteopathic Association (AOA); Association for Hospital Medical Education (AHME); Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC); Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS); Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB); Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO); Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME); National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME); Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education (SACME). Other members of the committee: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions (JCEHP)
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