A new competency model for general practice: Implications for selection, training, and careers

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 610, 2013, Pages

  Patterson, Fiona ^a   Tavabie, Abdol ^b   Denney, MeiLing ^c   Kerrin, Máire ^e   Ashworth, Vicki ^e   Koczwara, Anna ^e   MacLeod, Sheona ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Head of School Effectiveness   (United Kingdom)

^c Interim MRCGP research and development lead for the MRCGP   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Education; Knowledge; Personnel recruitment; Personnel selection; Professional competence; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84877135081     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X667196     Document Type: Article

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