What is the role of accreditation in the era of competency-based specialist training - A perspective from the United Kingdom

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 79-81

  Shah, Benoy N ^a   Lindsay, Alistair C ^a   Nicol, Edward D ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Competence; Training

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKING TIME;

EID: 84866013787     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.01.085     Document Type: Editorial

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