The United Kingdom's Experience With and Future Plans for Revalidation

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 33, Issue S1, 2013, Pages

  Archer, Julian ^a   De Bere, Sam Regan ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maintenance of certification licensure; Physician assessment remediation; Problem dyscompetent physicians; Profession physicians; Professionalism ethics

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCUMENTATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PEER REVIEW; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PROCEDURES; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIANS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84890483887     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.21206     Document Type: Article

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