Ensuring competency and professionalism through state medical licensing

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 313, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 1791-1792

  Chaudhry, Humayun J ^a   Gifford, J Daniel ^a   Hengerer, Arthur S ^a  

^a Federation of State Medical Boards   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PROFESSIONALISM; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929428195     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.4017     Document Type: Short Survey

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