Guide to the Assessment of Competence and Performance in Practising Surgeons

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-204

  Dickinson, Ian ^a   Watters, David ^b   Graham, Ian ^c   Montgomery, Pam ^d   Collins, John ^d  

^a Princess Alexandra and Wesley Hospitals   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c SED Health Consulting   (Australia)

^d ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (Australia)

Author keywords

appraisal; competence; performance; remediation; support

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; SELF EVALUATION; SURGEON;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALASIA; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL;

EID: 62449318196     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04839.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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