Clinical Competence
"Clinical 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 acceptably those duties directly related to patient care.
| Descriptor ID |
D002983
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I02.399.630.210 N04.761.210 N05.715.175
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| Concept/Terms |
Clinical Competence- Clinical Competence
- Competency, Clinical
- Competence, Clinical
- Clinical Competency
- Clinical Competencies
- Competencies, Clinical
Clinical Skill- Clinical Skill
- Skill, Clinical
- Skills, Clinical
- Clinical Skills
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Clinical Competence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Clinical Competence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2002 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2003 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2005 | 4 | 12 | 16 | | 2006 | 7 | 7 | 14 | | 2007 | 6 | 6 | 12 | | 2008 | 5 | 7 | 12 | | 2009 | 9 | 8 | 17 | | 2010 | 7 | 8 | 15 | | 2011 | 9 | 13 | 22 | | 2012 | 11 | 13 | 24 | | 2013 | 23 | 13 | 36 | | 2014 | 19 | 23 | 42 | | 2015 | 28 | 24 | 52 | | 2016 | 29 | 29 | 58 | | 2017 | 53 | 34 | 87 | | 2018 | 40 | 29 | 69 | | 2019 | 32 | 32 | 64 | | 2020 | 25 | 34 | 59 | | 2021 | 16 | 32 | 48 | | 2022 | 8 | 32 | 40 | | 2023 | 7 | 27 | 34 | | 2024 | 24 | 38 | 62 | | 2025 | 39 | 32 | 71 | | 2026 | 21 | 20 | 41 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Clinical Competence" by people in Profiles.
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Jones LR, Zwart MJW, Nickel F, Hackert T, Daams F, Groot Koerkamp B, Molenaar Q, Boggi U, Saint-Marc O, Leenart P, Amiri R, Ali M, Festen S, Busch O, Krohn PS, Sparrelid E, Björnsson B, Toso C, Rosso E, Strücker B, Strandberg-Holka P, Dewulf M, Schmeding M, Bozkurt E, Ferrari G, White S, Vigia E, Soonawalla Z, Stommel M, Pencavel T, Lovecek M, Dunne D, Marchegiani G, Gryspeerdt F, Hogg ME, Abu Hilal M, Besselink MG. Pan-European Training Program for Robotic Pancreatoduodenectomy (LEARNBOT): Prospective Multicenter Study on Feasibility and Outcome. Ann Surg. 2026 Nov 01; 284(5):993-1001.
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DunnGalvin A, Mai CL, Cooper JB, Shorten G, Mitchell JD, Saddawi-Konefka D, Blum RH. Reflective ability in medical trainees: reliability and practicality of a measurement instrument and assessment in a large cohort. Acad Med. 2026 Oct 01; 101(10):1308-1314.
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Hinrichs-Kinney L, Mintken PE, Zaffarano B. Exercise prescription: Physiotherapy's most important and least standardized skill. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2026 Oct; 85:103631.
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Grisell DJ, Gardner AK, Wagner M, Gee D, Feldman LS, Deravi ND, Ritter ME, Gomez-Garibello C. Video-based assessment for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: development of a rubric for summative evaluation of intraoperative performance. Surg Endosc. 2026 Oct; 40(10):9081-9091.
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Longino A, Campbell B, Grimm E, Neumeier A, Fainstad B. Beyond the checklist: development and validation of a multidimensional clinical competency assessment tool for bedside procedures. Acad Med. 2026 08 01; 101(8):948-953.
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Nuffer W, Gallegos D, Lee G, Stultz K, Titus O, Anderson H. Assessing entrustability to performance: A longitudinal effort to evolve assessment in advanced pharmacy practice education. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2026 Nov; 18(11):102735.
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Standeven LR, Hudepohl N, Smith C, Etyemez S, Rojas LR, Bajaj M, Osborne LM, Leistikow N, Nagle-Yang S. Using the National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry to Enhance and Standardize Fellowship Training. Acad Psychiatry. 2026 Oct; 50(5):594-599.
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Chen LA, Wang SY, Gau BS, Yang CF. Clinical Educator Combinations and Their Impact on Second-Degree Nursing Students' Learning: A Mixed-Methods Study. Nurs Open. 2026 Jul; 13(7):e70632.
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Napky Raudales PJ, Jimenez-Zambrano A, Velasquez SY, Anariba DC, Rodriguez SL, Marie GH, Wilson PT, Czaja AS. "It Is Humble but Honorable Work": A Needs Assessment of Critical Care Education in the Pediatric Residency Programs of Honduras. J Grad Med Educ. 2026 Jun; 18(3):267-277.
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Davis RT, Wilhelm S, Teitelbaum A, Aung K, Robbe M, Thieman-Poliquin M, Brahmamdam P, Akay B, Stallion A, Nguyen N, Novotny NM. Implementation and Evaluation of a Simulation-Based Educational Intervention for Pediatric Chest Tube Management: A Quality Improvement Initiative. J Trauma Nurs. 2026 Jul-Aug 01; 33(4):247-253.
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