Competencies.

Full Abstract

This article briefly describes the background and development of the core competencies in medicine and their relevance to various levels of medical education:
undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate. The current status and issues of the competencies for each state of training--medical schools, residencies, and continuing medical education--are reviewed. Strategies for developing and implementing the core competencies into child and adolescent psychiatry training are discussed.

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Author information

Author/s: Dingle, Arden D (AD); Beresin, Eugene (E);

Affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine, 1256 Briarcliff Road, #317 South, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA. adingle@emory.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America (Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Jan; vol 16 (issue 1) : pp 225-47, xi

Dates: Created 2006/12/04; Completed 2007/10/18;

PMID: 17141126, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Adolescent Psychiatry - education
Child
Child Psychiatry - education
Clinical Competence
Curriculum

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