Perspective: Competencies, outcomes, and controversy-linking professional activities to competencies to improve resident education and practice

Academic Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-165

  Jones Jr , M Douglas ^a,d   Rosenberg, Adam A ^a   Gilhooly, Joseph T ^b   Carraccio, Carol L ^c  

^a Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MS 8402 ^*  (United States)

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EID: 79951674872     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31820442e9     Document Type: Review

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