Clinical Competence
Self-Evaluation Programs
Certification
Compliance with a set of standards defined by non-governmental organizations. Certification is applied for by individuals on a voluntary basis and represents a professional status when achieved, e.g., certification for a medical specialty.
Specialty Boards
Educational Measurement
Models, Educational
Education, Medical, Continuing
Internal Medicine
DNA Transformation Competence
Transformation, Bacterial
Professional Competence
Mental Competency
Cultural Competency
Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. Competence implies the capacity to function effectively as an individual and an organization within the context of the cultural beliefs, behaviors, and needs presented by consumers and their communities.