"Professional Competence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The capability to perform the duties of one's profession generally, or to perform a particular professional task, with skill of an acceptable quality.
| Descriptor ID |
D011361
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I02.399.630
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Professional Competence" by people in Profiles.
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Developing a Novel 4-C Framework to Enhance Participation in Faculty Development. Teach Learn Med. 2020; 32(4):371-379.
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The Role of Professional Organizations in Fostering the Early Career Development of Academic Intensivists. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2020 04; 17(4):412-418.
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Scoping Review of Entrustable Professional Activities in Undergraduate Medical Education. Acad Med. 2019 Jul; 94(7):1040-1049.
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Characteristics and diagnostic performance of pathologists who enjoy interpreting melanocytic lesions. Dermatol Online J. 2018 Jun 15; 24(6).
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Factors influencing the long-term sustainment of quality improvements made in addiction treatment facilities: a qualitative study. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2017 11 01; 12(1):26.
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Identifying Spanish Language Competent Physicians: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE). Ethn Dis. 2016 10 20; 26(4):537-544.
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The case for use of entrustable professional activities in undergraduate medical education. Acad Med. 2015 Apr; 90(4):431-6.
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In Reply to Chang and colleagues. Acad Med. 2015 Mar; 90(3):266.
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A method for building evaluation competency among community-based organizations. Health Promot Pract. 2014 May; 15(3):431-7.
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Establishing a gold standard for test sets: variation in interpretive agreement of expert mammographers. Acad Radiol. 2013 Jun; 20(6):731-9.