BACKGROUND The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has asked training programs to develop methods to evaluate resident performance, using competencies essential for outcomes. METHODS A two-page form was completed by 12 surgeons and 28 nurses and clinical staff directly involved in plastic surgery patient care (n = 40), evaluating University of Kentucky plastic surgery residen...

BACKGROUND Chilean medical schools curricula are focused on the acquisition of competencies. Tracheal intubation is considered a terminal competence. AIM To evaluate the competencies related to airway management including tracheal intubation in undergraduate medical students. MATERIAL AND METHODS Prospective observational study. Thirty medical students in the sixth year of a seven years und...

BACKGROUND Although effective teamwork has been consistently identified as a requirement for enhanced clinical outcomes in the provision of healthcare, there is limited knowledge of what makes health professionals effective team members, and even less information on how to develop skills for teamwork. This study identified critical teamwork competencies for health service managers. METHODS Me...

The recently developed competencies in pediatric psychology from the Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP) Task Force on Competencies and Best Training Practices in Pediatric Psychology provide a benchmark to evaluate training program practices and student progress toward training in level-specific competency goals. Graduate-level training presents a unique challenge for addressing the breadth ...

the current study aims to examine and identify competency dimensions, factors and indices for managers of science and technology parks of iranian public university in order to present of a conceptual model. the targeted population consisted of two parts including experts in the field and managers and experts in science and technology parks. for this purpose, exploratory method was used and data...

BACKGROUND The role of the general practitioner (GP) has changed significantly over the past decade. This problem is compounded by growing concern over postgraduate attrition rates from medicine, with current estimates as high as 19%. AIM To define a comprehensive model of the competencies required for the job role of GP. METHOD Three independent studies were conducted to define GP competen...